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Spencer Michal Penny Smith, 20, was shot outside the East Central Towers apartments in the 900 block of East Washington Boulevard in Fort Wayne in the early hours of August 19, 2017. Officers responded to reports of shots fired at about 1:16 a.m.; surveillance footage reportedly shows him leaving the building around 12:35 a.m. He was taken to a local hospital in serious condition and died of gunshot wound or wounds; the death was ruled a homicide and was counted as the 22nd in Allen County that year.

Spencer was at the complex babysitting for a friend when he was shot. His death was the third homicide at the same apartment complex in a three-month span, though police said they did not believe the recent killings were gang-related. No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. The family has pushed for answers, formed an advocacy group and questioned why surveillance images from the building were not released to the public.

Does anyone have information about Spencer’s movements that night or saw activity around East Central Towers on August 18–19, 2017?