In the early morning of June 25, 2023, 23-year-old Mattie Marie Wilson of Fort Wayne was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the 2000 block of Greentree Court shortly before 5 a.m. She was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead. The Allen County Coroner’s Office ruled her death a homicide. Two other men at the scene suffered life-threatening injuries.

Fort Wayne Police, working with the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Coroner’s Office, identified an incident at a party as the origin of the shooting and arrested 23-year-old Nicholas Steward on August 23, 2023. Court documents say witnesses saw Steward with a handgun, heard him threaten to kill Wilson, and heard him fire a full clip. During questioning Steward reportedly admitted some of the shots he fired may have struck Wilson and expressed remorse.

Mattie is remembered as outgoing and caring with a passion for helping others. Does anyone have information about the party that night or about Mattie’s activities in the days before June 25, 2023?