Crime
Victims killed in shooting near Fort Wayne Weisser Park identified
UPDATE: Authorities have identified the two victims killed in a double shooting Thursday afternoon on the city’s southeast side.
According to the Allen County Coroner’s Office, 39-year-old Anisha Denise Jackson and 28-year-old Tornor Dejuan Doby both died from gunshot wounds. Their deaths have been officially ruled homicides.
Two suspects, Quenecia Labre Gaylor, 37, and Shan Lindell Ford Jr., 29, have been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting. Details regarding the circumstances or motive behind the shooting have not yet been released.
These killings mark the fourth and fifth homicides in Allen County for the month of June, bringing the county’s total to 20 homicides in 2025.
ORIGINAL REPORT:
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Authorities are investigating a deadly shooting that claimed the lives of two individuals Thursday afternoon near Weisser Park.
The incident unfolded shortly after 12:00 p.m. in the 3000 block of Hamilton Avenue, between Gaywood Drive and Smith Street.
Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to reports of gunfire and discovered a man and a woman deceased at the scene.
According to Sgt. Jeremy Webb, preliminary findings suggest the shooting stemmed from a domestic altercation between the man and the woman, identified as Anisha Jackson.
Witnesses reported that Jackson attempted to flee the scene in a vehicle. As she tried to drive away, the man allegedly opened fire, fatally shooting her. The vehicle continued for a short distance before crashing into a nearby residence.
In response to the initial shooting, another individual at the scene returned fire, fatally shooting the man. Authorities have not yet released his identity.
Police cordoned off a section of Hamilton Avenue as investigators worked at the scene, joined by Fort Wayne Fire Department personnel.
Multiple evidence markers and a crashed vehicle were visible within the taped-off area.
Sgt. Webb said detectives are actively investigating and are seeking information from the public to identify the individual who returned fire.
At this time, it is unclear whether the person who shot the man was acting in defense of Jackson or in another capacity.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Fort Wayne Police Department or Crime Stoppers.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Authorities have identified the man shot and killed Friday afternoon in a parking lot outside a Little Caesars restaurant in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
The victim has been named as Stevens Jeffrey, 29, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The shooting occurred in the 2600 block of West Cermak Road near Rockwell Street at approximately 1:10 p.m., according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD).
Preliminary reports indicate that Jeffrey was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by an unknown vehicle.
An armed individual exited that vehicle and opened fire, striking Jeffrey multiple times in the face and body.
Emergency responders arrived on the scene, where Jeffrey was pronounced dead. He was discovered inside his vehicle with his two young children, ages 4 and 6, who were unharmed.
Both children were transported to Stroger Hospital for precautionary evaluation.
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a Little Caesars restaurant, where investigators recovered multiple shell casings and placed numerous evidence markers on the ground.
As of Friday evening, no suspects are in custody, and detectives from the CPD Area Four Homicide Unit are leading the investigation. Police have not released information on a possible motive.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about this homicide to contact Chicago Police or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTip.com.