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Man killed in early-morning shooting

(WOWO News)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A man is dead after he was shot near the University of St. Francis early this morning.

According to the Fort Wayne Police Department, officers were called to a home in the 1600 block of Howell Street at 12:21am after someone spotted a man sitting on the porch with a gunshot wound. Police later found him at a nearby home on Richardson Street and got him to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.

The victim has been identified as 24-year-old Tyler Ondersma, the 45th homicide victim of the year in Fort Wayne and Allen County.

Police are asking neighbors to review any home video surveillance footage and if they find anything, or have any other information, to call the Fort Wayne Police Department at 427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 436-7867, or use the free and anonymous P3 Tips app.

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