Staff Report

Daniel Romero

WARSAW — A Warsaw man was recently arrested after a weekend shooting incident resulted in a man being flown to a Fort Wayne hospital.

Daniel Romero, 40, 1861 N. Vicky Lane, Warsaw, is charged with burglary resulting in serious bodily injury, a level 1 felony; burglary with a deadly weapon, a level 2 felony; and battery resulting in serious bodily injury and intimidation with a deadly weapon, both level 5 felonies.

On Dec. 22, Warsaw Police officers responded to a shooting at a residence. A woman said a man was shot in the head by Romero, who left the scene in a vehicle.

Upon arrival at the residence, officers noticed a damaged front door frame and a large wrench and duct tape on the residence’s floor. The woman was applying pressure to the man’s head and said Romero broke into the home and shot the man.

According to court documents, the man said he was “just chilling” when Romero broke into the residence and shot him. The man was taken to Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital and then later flown to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Emergency medical services reported the man sustained a gunshot wound that grazed his head and completely went through his left shoulder.

The woman told officers she was relaxing with the man when she noticed a vehicle had stopped outside of her home. She told the man she believed it was Romero. Before she could get to the door, Romero allegedly kicked in the residence’s front door, which was dead bolted and secure. During this, Romero held a large wrench and argued with the woman.

He then dropped the wrench, pulled a firearm, and pointed it at the woman. Romero then pointed the firearm toward the man, shot him, and left the scene.

Law enforcement officers checked address associated with Romero and found him at a Warsaw residence. Inside Romero’s vehicle, officers found a handgun consistent with evidence located at the scene of the shooting.

Romero was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on Dec. 22. He has an initial hearing at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, in Kosciusko Superior Court One.