Donald Charles Warren III, a 52-year-old Black man and father of four from Fort Wayne, Indiana, was killed in a motel shooting on March 5, 2024. Officers were called about 11:30 a.m. to the Economy Inn in the 3300 block of Coliseum Boulevard after an altercation between two men ended in gunfire. Warren was found with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene; the Allen County Coroner’s Office ruled his death a homicide.

Police detained one man at the motel minutes after the shooting. A witness in a nearby room told investigators they heard yelling and three gunshots. According to a probable cause affidavit, the detained man said the argument began over drugs and that Warren had opened his door holding a gun; the affidavit says the man claimed to have taken the gun and shot Warren, including a shot to the head. Investigators reported no other weapons were found in Warren’s room.

Does anyone have information about Warren’s movements that morning or saw activity at the Economy Inn around 11:30 a.m. on March 5?