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UPDATE: 14-year-old dies after Sunday morning shooting

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – The 14-year-old previously listed in critical condition after a Sunday morning shooting has died.

RELATED: Two juveniles injured in Sunday morning shooting

Darius Marcel Boone was shot just before 7 a.m. in the 2700 block of Chestnut Street, and was transported to a local hospital where he later died.

His cause of death has been determined to be a gunshot wound to the head, and the manner of death has been ruled a homicide.

Boone is the 15th homicide victim in Allen County this year.

A 14-year-old was arrested Monday in relation to the shooting, and is facing a juvenile charge of criminal recklessness.

RELATED: 14-year-old arrested following Sunday morning shooting

A 9-year-old boy was also shot during the incident, and was last reported in fair condition.

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1 comment

Buck April 19, 2018 at 9:42 am

Nothing about who’s gun it was? Where were the parents? Why wasn’t the gun locked up? WOWO, can you investigate a little more or do you just regurgitate information already out there? You’re better than that.

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