Police pursuit ends in exchange of gunfire
KENDALLVILLE â A traffic stop in Fort Wayne led to a pursuit and ended with gunshots fired between police and a LaOtto man just outside the Johnson Mobile Home Park off Waits Road early Thursday morning.
The suspect, Justin R. Weikel, 40, was transported to an area hospital, according to Indiana State Police Public Information Officer Brian Walker. Weikelâs condition was listed as stable as of 7:55 a.m.
Initial reports indicated Weikel had been shot, but police later said that might not be the case. He was the lone occupant of his vehicle.
No officers or civilians were injured, but an unoccupied DeKalb County Sheriffâs Department vehicle was struck with gunfire.
KENDALLVILLE â Give it another couple months.
Last year, festivals scheduled for May were the first on the chopping block as northeast Indiana got use to life under COVID-19 restrictions. A year out, the situation has vastly changed and improved, but one thing remains the same â May festivals are still off the calendar for now in Kendallville.
Both the Kendallville Fairy, Gnome and Troll Festival and the Northern Indiana Bluegrass Associationâs Memorial Day concert festival are off again this year.
Both, however, might return a little later this year.
After being a big hit in its first-ever event in May 2019, Kendallville hasnât had a chance to try to repeat the magic with its downtown, family-friendly fairy festival.