Allen County coroner identifies Turtle Creek Drive shooting victim

On Sept. 11, just before 11 p.m., authorities were called to the 5800 block of Turtle Creek Drive, regarding a woman who was found dead inside of a car.

Posted: Sep 14, 2020 12:16 PM

Updated: Sep 15, 2020 9:28 AM

Posted By: Jake Thomas

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — The Allen County Coroner's office identified the woman who was found dead inside of a car Friday night.

On Sept. 11, just before 11 p.m., authorities were called to the 5800 block of Turtle Creek Drive, regarding a woman who was found dead inside of a car.

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The victim was dentified as 44-year-old Twilah Newmon-Thomas from Fort Wayne.

Her cause of death was determined to be multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death is homicide.

Newmon-Thomas is the 36th Homicide in Allen County for 2020.

This incident remains under investigation by authorities in Allen County.

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