Billy Edward Lambert Jr., a 35-year-old Black man, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a parking lot on Diplomat Drive in Fort Wayne on December 11, 2016. Emergency responders discovered him in a critical condition in the 3200 block of Diplomat Drive; he later died and the Allen County Coroner’s Office confirmed the cause of death. The Fort Wayne Police Department treated the incident as a homicide and detectives canvassed the area seeking evidence and tips.

Lambert was recorded as Allen County’s 48th homicide victim of 2016. If anyone was in the Diplomat Drive area that morning or has information about the shooting, please come forward.