Malcolm Demetrius Robinson, 40, was found dead in an alley in downtown Fort Wayne on the evening of April 5, 2018. Responding crews arrived after reports of gunfire around 7:00 p.m. and discovered Robinson near a large rock between Berry and Wayne streets, about twenty feet from Harmar Street. The Allen County Coroner determined he died of a gunshot wound to the chest; the manner of death was ruled a homicide and it was the thirteenth homicide in Allen County that year.

Witnesses nearby, including someone at East Central Towers, reported hearing a rapid succession of four to five shots from what was described as a high-powered weapon. Robinson was a Fort Wayne resident, a landscaper and drummer who attended North Side High School and belonged to the House of God Hebrew Pentecostal Church. The Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office investigated, but no named suspect was reported immediately after the killing.

If anyone knew Robinson, saw activity in the alley that evening, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.