On June 2, 2019, gunfire in downtown Indianapolis ended the life of 33-year-old Jeffery Lynn Reed. Around 1:30 a.m. near South Meridian Street and South Street, an officer in the area heard a shot and then saw a man chase another person and fire, striking the fleeing victim. Reed collapsed near a railroad bridge and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police arrested 30-year-old Eric Middlebrook at the scene without incident. Investigators described the shooting as targeted and tied it to a longstanding dispute: Reed had previously served time for the 2014 death of Middlebrook’s brother. Reports say the two had fought earlier at a nearby bar, that Middlebrook was struck with a bottle, and that he then retrieved a gun from his vehicle before the shooting.

Middlebrook was charged in Reed’s killing and later stood trial in 2019; court documents cited in local reports say he was acquitted. His later federal conviction for methamphetamine trafficking in 2021 is separate from this case. Does anyone have information about Reed’s movements that night or remember the bar altercation?