Fort Wayne police arrest suspect in Lewis Street shooting leaving 1 dead, 2 injured

Darrius Lashawn Holliness

Fort Wayne Homicide Detectives announced Thursday they made an arrest in a July shooting that left one man dead and two others injured.

Posted: Aug 6, 2020 11:38 AM

Updated: Aug 6, 2020 1:01 PM

Posted By: Jake Thomas

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — Detectives announced Thursday they have made an arrest in a July shooting that left one man dead and two others injured.

Detectives with the Fort Wayne Police Department said they arrested 28-year-old Darrius Holliness Wednesday evening in connection to the death of 29-year-old Frederick D. Sanders back in late July.

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Police said Holliness was arrested and charged with murder and criminal recklessness as well as possession of cocaine.

Sanders was shot and killed at a party on the 1100 block of East Lewis Street just before 4 a.m. on July 26.

FWPD says they will have additional information on the arrest of Holliness Friday.

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