On the evening of October 16, 2016, 36-year-old Hispanic female Reyna Elida Ramirez-Coronado was present at a location in the 4700 block of Warsaw Street, near Lafayette Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Just after 7:30 p.m. on that Sunday night, local law enforcement received reports of shots fired in the area. When officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department arrived at the scene, they discovered a chaotic situation involving two victims suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
Ramirez-Coronado was found with fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders. Alongside her, authorities discovered a male victim who had also sustained gunshot wounds during the incident. Paramedics rushed the injured man to a nearby hospital where he was listed in critical condition, fighting for his life. The chaotic nature of the event left the neighborhood shaken as police cordoned off the area to collect evidence and speak with potential witnesses.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, investigators began piecing together the events that led to the violence. Early assessments by police suggested that the shooting might have been domestic-related, though specific details regarding the relationship between the victims or the shooter were not immediately released to the public. The Allen County Coroner’s Office later confirmed that Ramirez-Coronado’s death was a homicide caused by gunshot wounds, contributing to a year that saw a significant number of violent crimes in the county.
Despite the initial leads and the questioning of witnesses, the case did not result in immediate apprehension of a perpetrator. As time passed, no suspects were publicly named, and no arrests were reported in connection with Ramirez-Coronado's murder. The lack of developments left family and friends, who remembered Reyna as a funny, nice, and caring woman who worked at a Saratoga factory, without answers or closure. Years after the tragedy, the investigation remained open with no reports of trials or convictions, leaving the homicide unsolved.
