Fort Wayne police searching for potential suspect in deadly Rodeway Inn shooting

Police have announced a man who is considered to be a 'person of interest' in connection to a deadly motel shooting that left a woman dead early Sunday morning.

Posted: Aug 9, 2020 7:59 PM

Updated: Aug 10, 2020 9:37 AM

Posted By: Jake Thomas

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — Police have announced a man who is considered to be a "person of interest" in connection to a deadly motel shooting that left a woman dead early Sunday morning.

Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department say 40-year-old Thomas Jermaine Jackson is a person of interest in the deadly shooting that took place at the Rodeway Inn just after 4 a.m. Sunday.

SPECIAL SECTION: FOX 55 Coronavirus Pandemic Coverage

FWPD Person Of Interest: Thomas Jackson

Rodeway Inn

Jackson is described as a black man who 5'8" tall and weighs approximately 165 pounds.

Detectives said Jackson received information just after 8 a.m. that Jackson was possibly inside an adjacent room from where the woman was found dead.

Officers said Jackson is considered as armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked not to approach him and should call 911.

Indiana Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 750432

Reported Deaths: 13764

County	Cases	Deaths
Marion	103199	1782
Lake	55641	1007
Allen	41662	691
St. Joseph	36974	564
Hamilton	36561	417
Elkhart	29390	459
Tippecanoe	22886	225
Vanderburgh	22549	400
Porter	19348	325
Johnson	18432	388
Hendricks	17608	317
Clark	13206	193
Madison	13139	344
Vigo	12608	253
LaPorte	12415	221
Monroe	12188	175
Delaware	10954	198
Howard	10285	225
Kosciusko	9619	119
Hancock	8562	145
Bartholomew	8164	157
Warrick	7856	156
Floyd	7781	180
Grant	7232	179
Wayne	7160	201
Boone	6939	103
Morgan	6746	141
Dubois	6214	118
Marshall	6208	116
Cass	6000	109
Dearborn	5895	78
Henry	5895	109
Noble	5807	87
Jackson	5089	75
Shelby	5008	96
Lawrence	4738	122
Gibson	4445	93
Clinton	4414	55
Harrison	4410	73
DeKalb	4394	85
Montgomery	4363	90
Whitley	4063	43
Huntington	4024	81
Steuben	3997	59
Miami	3931	69
Jasper	3874	54
Knox	3758	90
Putnam	3721	60
Wabash	3606	83
Ripley	3469	70
Adams	3453	55
Jefferson	3357	85
White	3315	53
Daviess	3033	100
Wells	2951	81
Decatur	2899	92
Greene	2868	85
Fayette	2848	64
Posey	2738	35
LaGrange	2730	72
Scott	2701	56
Clay	2664	48
Washington	2452	34
Randolph	2447	83
Jennings	2353	49
Spencer	2344	31
Starke	2279	58
Fountain	2203	48
Sullivan	2143	43
Owen	2116	58
Fulton	2021	42
Jay	2009	32
Carroll	1934	20
Orange	1881	55
Perry	1871	37
Rush	1758	26
Vermillion	1746	44
Franklin	1703	35
Tipton	1661	46
Parke	1493	16
Pike	1382	34
Blackford	1362	32
Pulaski	1205	47
Newton	1137	36
Brown	1040	43
Crawford	1023	16
Benton	1014	14
Martin	916	15
Warren	838	15
Switzerland	811	8
Union	728	10
Ohio	578	11
Unassigned	0	420

Ohio Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 1108146

Reported Deaths: 20122

County	Cases	Deaths
Franklin	128642	1460
Cuyahoga	115738	2208
Hamilton	81355	1248
Montgomery	52531	1041
Summit	48395	999
Lucas	43343	818
Butler	38951	604
Stark	33318	929
Lorain	25658	504
Warren	24580	303
Mahoning	22355	603
Lake	21166	387
Clermont	20111	253
Delaware	18841	135
Licking	16660	222
Fairfield	16570	204
Trumbull	16537	482
Medina	15603	271
Greene	15272	247
Clark	14233	306
Wood	13287	198
Portage	13242	214
Allen	11910	239
Richland	11601	211
Miami	10843	224
Wayne	9130	222
Columbiana	9029	230
Muskingum	8906	135
Pickaway	8658	122
Tuscarawas	8643	248
Marion	8641	138
Erie	8056	164
Ashtabula	7147	179
Hancock	6996	132
Ross	6943	161
Geauga	6834	150
Scioto	6534	105
Belmont	6155	174
Union	5845	49
Lawrence	5726	102
Jefferson	5675	158
Huron	5544	122
Sandusky	5439	125
Darke	5415	129
Seneca	5347	126
Washington	5318	109
Athens	5236	60
Auglaize	5018	87
Mercer	4873	85
Shelby	4765	95
Knox	4570	112
Madison	4440	65
Ashland	4355	97
Putnam	4336	103
Defiance	4322	98
Fulton	4320	72
Crawford	4036	110
Brown	4024	61
Logan	3875	77
Preble	3848	104
Clinton	3791	66
Ottawa	3735	81
Highland	3596	65
Williams	3480	78
Champaign	3442	58
Guernsey	3248	53
Jackson	3181	54
Perry	2973	50
Morrow	2918	40
Fayette	2854	50
Hardin	2749	65
Henry	2733	67
Holmes	2699	101
Coshocton	2689	60
Van Wert	2472	64
Adams	2431	56
Pike	2428	35
Gallia	2407	50
Wyandot	2345	56
Hocking	2201	62
Carroll	1971	48
Paulding	1765	42
Meigs	1482	40
Monroe	1363	44
Noble	1360	39
Harrison	1141	38
Morgan	1096	24
Vinton	855	17
Unassigned	0	3