Fort Wayne Police Department detectives and the Emergency Services Team served a search warrant at a residence in the 4600 block of South Lafayette Street on Sunday around 3 p.m. A witness said SWAT and other emergency personnel were already at the scene when the operation unfolded.
The witness said the first vehicle to arrive was a K9 unit. The same witness described two big SWAT vehicles, two teams in full gear, vests, bulletproof vests and what were described as pretty big weapons.
South Lafayette Street witness account
The witness said officers were there for only 20 minutes. That short window is the clearest measure of how quickly the scene changed, from a police presence visible from the street to a departure that left the location under continued investigation.
The witness also said only one person was arrested. That detail narrows the outcome of the search warrant but does not identify who was taken into custody or what led police to the address.
FWPD investigation continues
Detectives and Crime Scene Technicians are processing the scene and collecting evidence after the warrant. FWPD said additional information will be released as it becomes available, which leaves the next public update tied to the evidence work now underway.
The unanswered piece is the reason for the warrant and the identity of the arrested person. Until FWPD releases more, the confirmed record is limited to a Sunday operation on South Lafayette Street, a brief scene, and one arrest.
