In the early hours of July 25, 2024, 20-year-old Jathen Allen Maxwell was shot on the 3900 block of Warsaw Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Officers and medics responded just after midnight; Maxwell was found with gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Allen County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

The Fort Wayne Police Department’s Homicide Unit led the investigation with involvement from the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Investigators reported a history of animosity between Maxwell and another young man, and police say witnesses recalled threats and a plan to set Maxwell up for a robbery. A witness also described an altercation between the two a few days before the shooting. Reports mention social media posts that investigators have tied to the events surrounding the killing.

Who knew Jathen or might have seen activity on Warsaw Street that night or in the days before the shooting?