On March 3, 2024, Indianapolis police opened a homicide investigation after 39-year-old Corey L. Reed was found dead inside a white pickup truck that had collided with another vehicle on the 5400 block of East 21st Street. Officers were called shortly before 7:00 p.m. for a reported vehicle crash; closer inspection showed Reed had apparent gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives located and arrested 45-year-old Curtis Page Jr. near the scene at a liquor store on East 21st Street. Page surrendered peacefully, declined to give information to officers, and was charged with murder. Court records noted he had faced a separate murder charge in Marion County in 2006 that ended in an acquittal.

Police described the investigation as active and asked the community for help assembling what happened prior to the shooting. If anyone has information about Corey Reed, his movements that evening, or the events on East 21st Street, please come forward.