Three related killings in Fort Wayne in October 2015 left a community reeling and two families still seeking answers. On October 22, 2015, 20-year-old Brandon Terrell Washington was found shot to death inside a Plaza Drive home; another man in the house, Mykell Montgomery, was shot and survived. The next morning, October 23, 2015, 21-year-old Larry Devon Washington Jr and 16-year-old Anastasia LaShawn Butler were found shot to death inside a parked SUV.

The Allen County Coroner’s Office ruled both deaths homicides and authorities described the incidents as targeted violence, not random attacks. Larry Washington was awaiting a March trial on robbery and criminal confinement charges when he was killed. A suspect, 24-year-old Hozyfa H.

If anyone knew Larry, Anastasia, their movements on October 23, 2015, or has information about those killings, please come forward.