A gathering on Oliver Street in Fort Wayne ended in gunfire late on February 26, 2022. Police responding just before midnight found 40-year-old Lashawndra Denise McDowell of Lima, Ohio, with a gunshot wound to her torso; paramedics pronounced her dead shortly after midnight on February 27. The Allen County Coroner’s Office ruled her death a homicide.

Two adult men were also shot that night; one was taken to a hospital by ambulance and the other arrived by private conveyance, with one of the men initially listed in life-threatening condition. Dozens of people who had been at the gathering left before officers could interview them, and investigators from the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office continue to examine the case. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone was at the party or has information about what happened on Oliver Street that night, please contact investigators with details that could help the inquiry.