Angel Hennie Maldonado was 23 when he was shot in the late afternoon of October 4, 2024, on the 400 block of Dalman Avenue near Weisser Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds around 5:50 p.m., transported to a local hospital, and later died; the Allen County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide and listed it as the county’s 34th for the year.

Fort Wayne police arrested a 16-year-old male, Brauch Wilkins-Pease, without incident on the 400 block of Eckart Street, not far from the shooting. He was initially held on preliminary charges including murder, felony murder, and attempted robbery and was later charged as an adult with murder. Authorities say a second, unnamed person was involved; that individual has not been publicly identified.

Maldonado’s family remembered him as a beloved son, brother, friend and the father of a 4-year-old daughter, Kior. He enjoyed basketball, boxing and modern muscle cars and had hoped to become a barber. If anyone knew Angel, his routines, or has information about what happened that afternoon, please come forward.