On the evening of August 15, 2024, 17-year-old Myaunna Chacole Foster-Juarez was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound inside a home in the 2900 block of Winter Street in Fort Wayne. First responders took her to a local hospital, where she later died; the Allen County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the head.

Investigators focused on Myaunna’s uncle, 26-year-old Davion Foster, who was at the home during the shooting. Foster told detectives he had gone into his niece’s room, found a teal-colored handgun, removed the magazine and racked the slide before the gun discharged as he reached to set it down. Detectives reported inconsistencies: a detective noted a round must have remained in the chamber for the gun to fire, the autopsy found a straight-on gunshot to the forehead, and a reenactment was described as showing Foster pointing the gun directly at Myaunna while handling it.

Does anyone in the Fort Wayne area have information about the household or events around August 15, 2024, that could help clarify what happened?