FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Attorneys representing the City of Fort Wayne and the three Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) officers who were named in a wrongful death lawsuit have submitted a formal response.

Son of woman killed in police shooting files wrongful death lawsuit against FWPD, officers involved

Earlier this year, in January, a 66-year-old Fort Wayne woman was shot and killed by FWPD officers during a standoff.

FWPD officers were called to Parkview Studios on Harris Road to assist Indiana State Parole officers with a barricaded subject who was armed with a knife.

After many unsuccessful attempts to de-escalate the situation, police say officers fired shots, striking and killing the woman.

FWPD investigating after officer hurt, suspect killed at Harris Road hotel

Two days a

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