June 23, 2025 Homicide 17

 

The Allen County Coroner has identified 24-year-old Damontre Tayshon Burnett as the 17th homicide victim of 2025.

Allen County Coroner’s Release:

WANE-15’s news stories:

https://www.wane.com/top-stories/coroner-identifies-victim-of-rudisill-boulevard-shooting/

WPTA ABC21Alive’s news stories:

https://www.21alivenews.com/2025/06/23/coroner-id-deadly-church-parking-lot-shooting-victim-identified/

 

Please, also remember 2025’s other victims:

Anthony Paul Wamue

Patricia Hepworth

Kenneth Lemar Richards

Dawn Vera Kovach

Sajdah Abdur-Rabb

Sincere Sole Thomas

Katiza Binti Mohamed-Sayad

Taurean Malik Hayden

Chase Watson

Angela Marie Cobb

Keitron Demos Adams

Kamari Daquan Taylor

Jeremiah Donald Lothamer

Leanne Lynn Gonzalez

Laron Duane Rosse

Alice F. Hall

NOTES: 

All information is provided by public news releases from the Allen County Coroner’s office and/or at least 2 confirmed media reports.

For the sake of consistency and accuracy of the Remembering Fort Wayne Homicide Victims blog and database, homicide is defined by Indiana statute. In Indiana, homicide is defined as the killing of one person by another. The term is neutral and doesn't assign blame. Indiana's homicide statutes are in Title 35, Chapter 1 of the Indiana Code.

Remembering Fort Wayne Homicide Victims does not track suicides, however, in the case of a homicide/suicide, the Coroner’s release may contain the suicide victim’s name, as is the Coroner’s protocol and legal, and statutory requirements as contained in Indiana Code, Section 36-2-14-18. In keeping with transparency, Remembering Fort Wayne Homicide Victims does not edit or redact information in the Cornoner’s releases.