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Colton D. Messmer

Case from Fort-wayne, IN dated Nov 22, 2018

Victim Details

Colton D. Messmer

Male

White / Caucasian

Fort-wayne

IN

2018-11-22

20

Colton

D. Messmer

07/10/2026

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On Thanksgiving Day in 2018, a tragic and violent event unfolded inside a home on the south side of Fort Wayne, Indiana, leaving three young men dead and two others wounded. Among the deceased was 20-year-old Colton D. Messmer. The incident, which occurred on the evening of Thursday, November 22, was the result of a home invasion that authorities later described as a drug-related armed robbery.

Emergency services were dispatched to the residence at approximately 10:30 p.m., where they dis ...
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    I'm still trying to wrap my head around why Kameron J. Joyner and Gerald Pinkston thought that viole... ...Read More
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