On the afternoon of April 19, 2022, 18-year-old Nathaniel Joe Reed was driving a black Chevrolet Impala in Richmond, Indiana, with a passenger, Adolfo Armenta. At a traffic light near South Eighth and South A Streets Reed recognized occupants of a silver Toyota Camry and exited his vehicle to speak with them. That exchange escalated when the Camry passenger, 18-year-old Rickey Porter, produced a handgun and began shooting. Reed was struck multiple times and later died at Reid Health; Armenta was also hit but survived.

Investigators identified the Camry and its occupants, and Porter was arrested on April 21, 2022, charged with murder for Reed’s death and attempted murder for the attack on Armenta. Porter claimed he believed Reed was reaching for a weapon. What is still unclear is what set off the confrontation at the light; anyone who witnessed the shooting or the vehicles involved is asked to come forward.