On the morning of May 9, 2026, 28-year-old Akaija Tanate Miller was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds inside an apartment in the 1800 block of Griswold Drive in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Police responding to a shots-fired call discovered the victim and later recovered shell casings at the scene.

Investigators took 22-year-old Arionna Miller into custody near the scene; she was identified as Akaija’s girlfriend. In a call to dispatchers, Arionna admitted to shooting and said she acted in self-defense, alleging Akaija threatened her with a gun after being asked to move out. A witness reported hearing multiple gunshots and a woman screaming. An AR-style rifle consistent with the scene’s shell casings was later found under a car nearby. Arionna was preliminarily charged with murder and booked into the Allen County Jail.

The Fort Wayne Police Homicide Unit is handling the investigation and further legal proceedings have not been detailed. Does anyone have information about Akaija or that apartment complex that could help investigators?