FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The former Fort Wayne-Allen County NAACP president said her daughter was shot at a Fort Wayne night club early Sunday morning. She's heard from people leaving the club that police shot her, but police are denying officers ever shooting their guns.
According to the police report, it took place at the Belvedere Lounge off West Jefferson Boulevard. Off duty police officers were working security. At closing time, police were trying to escort everyone out of the club. Then, everyone was outside in the parking lot.
"The officer who was outside reported hearing a gunshot," said Fort Wayne Police Chief Rusty York. "In fact, in his report, advised he took cover."
Nellems received a call her daughter was shot.
"Once I got the call and once I realized, yes, my daughter has been shot, my first reaction as a mother is, I got to get to her to make sure she's ok," said Nellems.
Nellems said she heard from people at the club that police shot her daughter. She believes police weren't trying to shoot anyone, but instead used a gun to try to scare the large crowd in the parking lot into leaving.
"Do I believe that the Fort Wayne police officer just targeted my daughter and shot my daughter, no," said Nellems.
Chief York said if there's ever a police action shooting, numerous of units and personnel, including duty chiefs, chiefs, homicide on-call unit, internal affairs unit, and the prosecutor's office, within the Fort Wayne Police Department would have been called to the scene.
Nellems' daughter remains in serious condition. She'll be having surgery Tuesday.
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