Nicholas Xavier Palacio was 29 when he was found inside a home on Chippendale Court in Fort Wayne on the evening of Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Police responding to reports of gunfire discovered him suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; the Allen County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives canvassed the neighborhood and interviewed witnesses after the shooting. Witnesses reported seeing a white vehicle leave the area shortly after the shots were fired, a detail investigators followed during the early stages of the inquiry. No public announcements of arrests or identified suspects have been made, and the case is listed among unsolved homicides in the Fort Wayne area.

Palacio is remembered by family and friends as a loving father, son, and friend. If anyone has information about the shooting on Chippendale Court or the reported white vehicle, please come forward.