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Eighty Years for 2017 Shooting | Fort Wayne News
A Fort Wayne jury delivered a shocking verdict: 27-year-old Carlos Ellis sentenced to 80 years for a 2017 shooting that killed 36-year-old Nicholas Hennan. The case, which had lingered for years, saw Ellis convicted of murder after witnesses described a brutal ambush while Hennan drove. Though two other charges — felony murder and attempted robbery — were dropped earlier this year, the murder conviction stood. Prosecutors previously dropped charges against a second suspect without prejudice, leaving room for future action — but key evidence is now missing. Judge Fran Gull’s sentence brings…
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