UPDATE (October 26, 2022):
The coroner says that a woman found dead in a home on the city’s north side was shot in the chest.
Right now, it is unclear who pulled the trigger. Fort Wayne police are still investigating the death of 56-year-old Elizabeth Kincaid. She was found in a home on Millstone Drive over the weekend.
The coroner says that the manner of her death is still undetermined.
The Allen County Coroner’s Office released the following:
The autopsy has been completed and notification has been made to the next of kin for the female victim that was found in her residence in 11700 block of Millstone Drive, in Fort Wayne, on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at approximately 16:09 hours, suffering from a gunshot wound. The decedent has been positively identified as Elizabeth Ann Kincaid, a female, white 56 years of age from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Cause of Death has been determined to be Gunshot Wound of the Chest and the Manner of Death is Pending Investigation.
The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.
ORIGINAL STORY:
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say that officers are investigating after the body of a woman was found in a home on Millstone Drive on the north side of the city.
Officers say a call came in around 4:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon. FWPD officials say that when officers got there they found a woman who was unresponsive and died at the scene.
Currently, there is no word on what may have caused the woman’s death.
FWPD released the following:
On October 22nd, 2022 at approximately 4:09PM, officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the 11000 block of Millstone Dr, regarding the report of an unresponsive adult female.
FWPD arrived on scene and located the female inside the residence. Shortly after police arrival, Fort Wayne Fire Dept arrived and pronounced the female deceased.
FWPD Homicide and Crime Scene Technicians were called out to process the scene. This incident remains under investigation by Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Coroner’s Office.