Man Dead In Birchtree Lane Shooting

By Eric Dutkiewicz
By Scott Sarvay

August 11, 2012 Updated Aug 13, 2012 at 12:27 PM EDT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - Fort Wayne police are investigating an early Saturday morning shooting that killed one man.

Officers found 21-year-old Cortez A. Harris of Fort Wayne unresponsive and suffering from gunshot wounds in the parking lot in the 500 block of Birchtree Lane. Harris was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses tell police they heard gunfire, and saw a dark-colored vehicle leaving the area of the shooting; but, police have no suspect information.




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