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UPDATED: Two killed in Friday night shooting

(WOWO News)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Two people were killed after a Friday night shooting on the city’s south side.

Officers were called at 5:45 p.m. to the area near Hanna and Leith on a report of a shooting with two or three victims and multiple shots fired.

When police arrived, they found two victims, both men, suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

On Monday the Allen County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as a father and son and ruled the shooting as a murder-suicide. Toma T. Davis, 89, died from multiple gunshot wounds and his manner of death was a homicide. Hawatheven L. Davis, 57, died from a gunshot wound to the head and his manner of death was a suicide.

Hanna between Pontiac and McKee was closed to traffic during the investigation while police interviewed witnesses and gathered evidence.

If you have any information on this shooting, call the Fort Wayne Police Detective Bureau at 427-1201 or Crime Stoppers at 436-STOP.

The shooting is still under investigation.

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2 comments

I'm wanting to know September 27, 2020 at 12:39 pm

Was it a murder suicide, Homicide or ?

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Sue September 27, 2020 at 12:42 pm

was a weapon found?

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