On the evening of July 2, 2020, in Lafayette, Indiana, 33-year-old Jacob Reynolds was riding a bicycle near North 27th Street and Brown Street when a vehicle driven by 31-year-old Ian Allen pulled alongside him. Witnesses and police say Allen fired a weapon, striking Reynolds. Allen then exited his vehicle and stole two backpacks from Reynolds before fleeing. Responding officers found Reynolds with a gunshot wound and he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

Officers located the suspect’s vehicle less than two hours later at a Travel Lodge on State Road 26 East and arrested Ian Allen in the hotel parking lot. Investigators treated the encounter as not random, and Allen was charged in connection with the incident. In August 2021 Allen pleaded guilty to aggravated battery, possession of a narcotic drug, unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, an enhancing count for habitual offender status, and using a firearm in the commission of a crime; prosecutors dismissed other charges as part of the plea. Tippecanoe Circuit Judge Sean Persin imposed a 30-year sentence, with at least 22 years to be served before parole and two years of probation on release.

Are there witnesses or anyone with information about the events near North 27th and Brown on July 2, 2020 who can help clarify what happened?