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Fort Wayne police searching for 5 'people of interest' in deadly Quick Stop shooting

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Fort Wayne police searching for 5 'people of interest' in deadly Quick Stop shooting
Fort Wayne police searching for 5 'people of interest' in deadly Quick Stop shooting

Fort Wayne homicide detectives are searching for five 'people of interest' linked to the death of a 22-year old Fort Wayne man early Wednesday morning.

Fort wayne police tonight are asking for your help identifying five people connected to a shooting that left a man dead early this morning.

Fox 55's mallory beard tells us more about what police say happened.

Fort wayne police say it started with an argument inside this quick stop on east state boulevard ...and ended with the death of 22-year-old stephon holland from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Sofia rosales-scatena//fwpd public information officer "medics arrived and pronounced him deceased on the scene."police say holland was a customer.

They say they're still not sure what led to the shooting but within hours released photos of 5 individuals they're calling persons of interest.sofia rosales- scatena//fwpd public information officer"this is just senseless tragic violence, and something that doesn't need to happen.

So we need to come together."

Customers today were surprised to hear about what unfolded this morning.customer "it's just a reminder of all the things going on in society and it's unfortunate that people can't just go about their business and shop and live their life."one customer says he came back to visit family this week, not expecting to hear the news.customer "i just saw the security tape...and it was all in the trash and i didn't even think there was a shooting this morning and that this was the place."rosales scatena says this is the thirty second homicide of the year in fort wayne.and the thirty fourth for allen county.

In fort wayne, i'm mallory beard.

Fox 55 news.

So again, here at the people of interest police are looking for.if you know who these people are or their whereabouts you're urged to

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