FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Coroner’s Office says that a 25-year-old man has died following his injuries in a shooting on Christmas Eve.
The Allen County Coroner’s Office released the following:
On December 29, 2023, the Allen County Coroner’s office was notified by a local hospital regarding the death of Javion Jaquan Grandberry, a male, Black, age 25, from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Javion Jaquan Grandberry was the victim of a shooting on December 24, 2023, in the 700 block of East Tillman Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The autopsy has been completed and the Cause of Death has been determined to be Complications of a Gunshot Wound of Head and the Manner of Death is Homicide. Javion Jaquan Grandberry is the 30th Homicide for Fort Wayne and Allen County in 2023. The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
Javion Grandberry was one of two people shot in a car that crashed near Hannah and Tillman. The coroner says that he died on December 29, 2023. A third person in the car was not shot.
On Dec. 28, 2023, 28-year-old Deondre Jones was arrested in connection to the shootings.
The FWPD initially released the following:
Details: On Sunday December 24th 2023 at approximately 312 hrs Officers responded to a call of shots fired in the area of Tillman & Hanna. The initial caller stated several men were arguing followed by an exchange of gunfire. Another caller indicated there was a large group in the area of Tillman park, and several cars in the area that dispersed quickly after hearing multiple gunshots. Upon arrival officers located a crashed vehicle near Hanna & Tillman with 2 adult male victims suffering apparent gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a local area hospital by TRAA medics, where the passenger was said to be in stable condition, and the driver said to be suffering life threatening injuries. Hanna St will remain closed between Tillman Road and Tillman Park until the conclusion of the investigation. This incident remains under investigation by the City of Fort Wayne Police Department, and the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Fort Wayne Police Department at 427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 436-7867, or use the free “P3 Tips” app
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