The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified the man killed in a police-action shooting in Fort Wayne on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as Barry Lynn Martin, 62, of Fort Wayne.
The coroner's office said Martin was pronounced dead at the scene in the 3100 block of Elmdale Drive after Three Rivers Ambulance Authority responded. An autopsy found the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide by police-action shooting. The office said Martin is Allen County's 28th homicide of 2026.
Fort Wayne police said their Emergency Services Team was serving a search and arrest warrant at about 7:20 a.m. when officers were fired upon from a building on the property. Officers retreated and returned fire, striking the man, police said. One officer fell while retreating and suffered minor injuries, and no other officers were reported injured.
Police said officers involved in the shooting were placed on five days of administrative leave under department protocol. The incident remains under investigation by Fort Wayne police, Indiana State Police, the Allen County Prosecutor's Office and the coroner's office.
