A 32 year old man identified in court records as Joseph has been charged in a deadly shooting at a Shell gas station in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
On Tuesday, prosecutors charged him with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, along with aggravated battery and criminal recklessness charges. Two young men, Anderson and Joshua, both 19, were killed. A third man, Jaylin, 20, was taken to the hospital and was still recovering. The charges are allegations, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
According to the police activity log, officers were dispatched on a report of a problem and then learned a shooting had been reported at the gas station. Officers found a vehicle crashed into a snowbank along Hobson Road. Three men with gunshot wounds were inside. Two were pronounced dead at the scene and the third was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
A probable cause affidavit released Thursday says the suspect bought cigarettes inside the store and got into a verbal confrontation with three young men. Surveillance video reportedly shows him later returning in a red Chevrolet Silverado, walking up to the driver’s side of the victims’ vehicle and firing a handgun. The affidavit says shell casings were found near the gas pump and around the crashed vehicle.
Police released his photo and tracked him to his home. According to the reports, he surrendered peacefully after negotiators tried to reach him for nearly two hours. The affidavit says he declined to speak with police, and officers recovered two handguns from the home.
Prosecutors are seeking a sentence enhancement because a firearm was allegedly used.
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