UPDATE (October 5, 2023):
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Officials with the Fort Wayne Police Department say that an arrest has been made following an incident initially called an “unknown problem” that left a woman and juvenile with life-threatening injuries.
On Tuesday, FWPD officers began the investigation after a call came in and sent them to the 1200 block of Ralph Avenue. When arriving on the scene police found an adult female and juvenile suffering from life-threatening injuries. Both were taken to the hospital. The woman, now identified as Bethany Fleming, was discharged from the hospital and police say now faces a charge of attempted murder. The current condition of the juvenile has not been disclosed.
No other details were released. Police say the investigation is ongoing.
FWPD officials released the following:
On Tuesday, 10/03/2023 at 1736 hours, The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to an “Unknown Problem” investigation in the 1200 block of Ralph Avenue. Officers arrived and located an adult female and a juvenile suffering from Life Threatening Injuries. The Homicide Unit responded to the scene to conduct the investigation. The adult female, identified as 32yo Bethany Fleming, was discharged from the hospital and arrested for attempted murder. The case is active and ongoing at this time.
ORIGINAL STORY;
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Two people, a woman and a child, are in the hospital with critical injuries after what police say they are investigating as a “problem unknown” Tuesday afternoon.
The Fort Wayne Police Department says officers were called to a home on the 1200 block of Ralph Avenue just after 5:30 p.m. where they found the woman and juvenile suffering from injuries.
They were taken to the hospital and medical staff later announced that both victims were in life-threatening condition.
Police are still trying to figure out what happened but don’t believe there is a threat to the community.
The FWPD released the following:
The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to an unknown problem in the 1200 block of Ralph Ave. at approximately 5:34 PM this evening. Upon arrival officers located an adult female suffering from injuries and a juvenile suffering from injuries. Both parties were transported to a local hospital in critical condition; once at the hospital, medical staff advised that both subjects were in life-threatening condition. Investigators are actively trying to piece together what occurred. There does not appear to be a threat to the public based on the evidence at the scene. This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office.
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