Above is WANE 15 coverage on the bodycam footage. For the full video, see below.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On January 8, 2025, law enforcement officers went to an extended stay motel on Fort Wayne’s northwest side as part of a parole violation investigation. The woman they were looking for, 66-year-old Patricia Hepworth, ended up being shot to death.
On Friday, the Fort Wayne Police Department released bodycam video of the incident, which also resulted in injuries to an officer. Police said Hepworth had barricaded herself inside and was armed with a knife, and she did not respond to their attempts to contact her. What specifically led to her being shot has never been fully explained…