A homicide investigation began after gunfire was reported in a parking lot on the east side of Indianapolis in the early morning hours of May 9, 2021. Officers responding to the scene near 12th Street and Arlington Avenue just after 2:30 a.m. found 36-year-old Indianapolis resident Matthew Turner lying in the lot with apparent gunshot wounds. Medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department ruled the death a homicide and opened an investigation. Detectives worked to reconstruct the events leading up to the shooting, but motive and the circumstances immediately before the shots were fired have not been publicly disclosed. In the days and weeks after the killing no suspects or arrests were announced and authorities asked the public for help.

Does anyone who was in that area the night of May 9, 2021, or who knew Matthew Turner, have information that could assist investigators?