Video above shows initial coverage of the shooting.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Coroner’s Office has announced the identity and cause of death for the man who died in the police-involved shooting on Friday.
The coroner identified the man as 81-year-old William Joseph Peters, who died from multiple gunshot wounds. The manner of death was declared as Homicide-Police Action Shooting.
One killed, officer hurt in police shooting Friday
Friday evening, a deputy from the Allen County Sheriff’s Department began investigating a suspicious vehicle, just off of I-469 near Schwartz and Irving roads. When the deputy noticed the man in the car had a firearm, he called for backup…