Alice F. Hall, an 86-year-old Black woman, was shot and killed in her Fort Wayne home on June 1, 2025. Police were called to a residence in the 900 block of Colerick Street at about 1:50 a.m.; medics attempted life-saving measures but Hall was pronounced dead at the scene. The Allen County Coroner ruled the cause of death gunshot wounds and classified it a homicide, the county’s 16th for the year.

Family and friends described Hall as a beloved mother, grandmother and a woman of faith whose presence brought joy to every room. Investigators say the killing grew out of a dispute they describe as over an Xbox and a pair of used shoes. Within days detectives identified two suspects and on June 6, 2025, arrested 18-year-old Devon L. Stewart Jr. and 18-year-old William Britt. Court documents list Stewart with a preliminary charge of Murder and Britt with Murder - Acting in Concert; both were booked into the Allen County Jail.

If anyone knew Alice Hall or has information about the events that night, please share what you know with Fort Wayne Police.