Man faces murder charge for shooting outside Fort Wayne nightclub

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Witnesses say the man who was killed outside a nightclub Saturday was defending a woman who was being stalked by her ex-boyfriend, Allen Superior Court documents reveal.

Austin Rinker, 28, faces a murder charge for what transpired outside Showgirl III on East Coliseum Boulevard just after 3:30 a.m. Saturday.

Police talked to workers and management at the club, who all knew Rinker had been banned from Showgirl III earlier this month after allegedly stalking his on-again off-again girlfriend who worked at the club. He’d tried to get into the club Saturday night but wasn’t let in, according to court documents released Tuesday…

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