A man claiming to have a gun robbed a south-side drugstore of prescription painkillers, according to a Fort Wayne police report. The man approached the pharmacy counter in Walgreens at 222 E. Pettit Ave.A suspect in the March 2 shooting death of a Fort Wayne man turned himself in Friday morning.
David Alexander Johnson walked into the Police Operations Center at 1320 E. Creighton Ave. and was transported to the Allen County Jail on a charge of murder, according to a written statement from Raquel R. Foster, police spokeswoman.
He was wanted in the death of Brandon Portee. The 23-year-old father of an infant girl was shot to death after an argument over makeup, his cousin said for an earlier story in The Journal Gazette.
Portee showed up at 4002 Avondale Drive about 7 p.m. March 2 to pick up a friend after the fight inside heated up, said Bryant Williams, his cousin. Williams, 21, said he witnessed the shooting.
Before Portee arrived, two women in the house started fighting when one said the other's makeup looked ugly. The fight escalated, and the men inside became involved, Williams said.
When Portee got to the house, Williams said, the argument had spilled outside and a man grabbed a shotgun. He pointed it at several people before chasing Portee down the block. When Portee got stuck between two cars, the gunman fired and fled before police arrived, Williams said.
Detectives said Johnson, 37, is the sole suspect in the case.
