On the evening of June 15, 2015, first responders in Fort Wayne were called to the Villages of Hanna Townhouses in the 1600 block of Greene Street. Just before 10:30 p.m. they found Moniquetres Larissa Martin, a 24-year-old Black and African American woman, unresponsive in the common area of the residential community. The Allen County Coroner’s Office ruled her death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds, recorded as the fourteenth homicide in the county that year.

Moniquetres, often called Monique, was born in September 1990, a Fort Wayne native and a 2009 graduate of Northrop High School. She worked as a licensed barber and was remembered by family for her outgoing personality and dedication to her craft. Her parents are Derrick and Larissa Martin; she is survived by siblings and grandmothers.

Police secured the scene and searched for witnesses and evidence, but investigators did not release a timeline of events or descriptive information about potential perpetrators. If anyone knew Moniquetres or saw activity near the Villages of Hanna Townhouses on June 15, 2015, please come forward with information.