In the early morning of June 17, 2022, officers responded to a report of a gunshot at a home on the 2300 block of Stuart Street on Indianapolis’ near northeast side. Inside, 41-year-old Ervin Crabtree Sr. was found with a gunshot wound; a child in the residence was unharmed. Crabtree was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The shooting was the fifth homicide in the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood that year.

Investigators had few leads for about a year. In July 2023 homicide detectives announced an arrest: 20-year-old Jerry Poge was taken into custody while already jailed for an unrelated incident and was charged by the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office with felony murder and robbery in connection with Crabtree’s death. Have any readers in the neighborhood seen or heard details about the night of June 17, 2022 that could help fill gaps in the timeline?