John Edward McCloud dies in fatal Fort Wayne shooting
John Edward McCloud dies in fatal Fort Wayne shooting
Fatal Fort Wayne police shooting results in the death of John Edward McCloud – Obituary
A 58-year-old unhoused man, identified as John Edward McCloud, was fatally shot by the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) last Friday morning. Authorities responded to a reported burglary at 1527 Wells St. shortly before 2 a.m. Upon entering the residence, officers encountered McCloud.
According to the Allen County Coroner’s Office, McCloud’s cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds, and it has been classified as the 31st homicide in Allen County this year. The death has been ruled a police-action shooting.
The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, Indiana State Police, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
McCloud’s death is the third in a series of five police-action shootings in the Fort Wayne area since June. The names of the officers involved in this particular shooting have not yet been released, and no body camera footage has been made public.
Earlier in June, 22-year-old Linzell Parhm was killed during a traffic stop when he reportedly struggled to comply with Officer Mason Wills’ commands. In July, Gawon Kaerey Benson, 31, who had escaped from DeKalb County Community Corrections, was fatally shot on the Purdue Fort Wayne campus by Officer Jason Fuhrman. Benson was reportedly armed, and a note suggesting “suicide by cop” was discovered in his possession.
A separate incident involved a man opening fire on an officer investigating a disabled vehicle on Chartwell Drive, resulting in the man being critically wounded by police. Another June shooting saw 20-year-old Zar Mi Myint exchange gunfire with police during a burglary response, leaving Myint injured and an officer hurt.
John Edward McCloud dies in fatal Fort Wayne shooting Fatal Fort Wayne police shooting results in the death of John Edward McCloud – Obituary A 58-year-old unhoused man, identified as John Edward McCloud, was fatally shot by the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) last Friday morning. Authorities responded to a reported burglary at 1527 Wells…
John Edward McCloud dies in fatal Fort Wayne shooting Fatal Fort Wayne police shooting results in the death of John Edward McCloud – Obituary A 58-year-old unhoused man, identified as John Edward McCloud, was fatally shot by the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) last Friday morning. Authorities responded to a reported burglary at 1527 Wells…