On the evening of September 2, 2016, Jamal R. Anderson, 24, was found with a gunshot wound in the 1400 block of Greene Street at the Villages of Hanna apartment complex in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Officers were dispatched around 8:45 p.m. after reports of shots fired; Anderson was pronounced dead at the scene. His death was recorded as the 27th homicide in Allen County that year.

Investigators say the shooting began during a drug transaction. Court documents and statements indicate 20-year-old Mylinque Shaboz Wallace had driven to sell marijuana to Anderson. A dispute over price and weight allegedly turned physical when Anderson reached into Wallace’s vehicle and a struggle spilled the drugs. Wallace told police Anderson started punching him, and Wallace then drew a Glock 19 and fired one un-aimed shot that struck Anderson. Wallace fled, reportedly running over Anderson’s legs as he backed out, then surrendered to police the next day.

Wallace was initially arrested on aggravated battery; charges were later upgraded and he was formally charged with murder, use of a firearm in a felony, and voluntary manslaughter. Days before a scheduled jury trial in February 2017, Wallace pleaded guilty to murder; sentencing was set for March 3, 2017.

If anyone has information about the events that evening or knew Anderson, please share what might help the investigation or the family.