The Allen County Coroner’s Office was notified of a shooting investigation located in the 2300 block of South Lafayette Street on Dec. 24 at approximately 9:45 p.m. The deceased was pronounced dead on the scene by medics.

An autopsy has been completed and the next of kin has been notified of the death. The decedent has been identified as Brittany N. Deck, 30, of Fort Wayne.

The cause of death is gunshot wound of head and the manner of death is homicide.

Deck is the 47th homicide in Allen County for 2021.

This remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, the Allen County Prosecutors Office and the Allen County Coroner’s Office.