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Man dead after shooting near East 21st Street; arrest made

Man dead after shooting near East 21st Street; arrest made

LATEST: The man arrested was identified as 45-year-old Curtis Page Jr. and was preliminarily charged with murder.

UPDATE: An arrest has been made in Sunday’s homicide on East 21st Street, IMPD announced Monday.

Investigators did not provide the suspect’s name or age. A booking photo was not available.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A man died after a shooting on the city’s east side on Sunday night, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

The man was identified as 39-year-old Corey Reed, the Marion County Coroner’s Office said Monday.

Around 7 p.m. Sunday, an IMPD officer was flagged down for an accident/disturbance in the 5400 block of East 21st Street. That is a commercial area on the city’s east side near Emerson Avenue and Interstate 70.

The officer found a man in a truck with gunshot wound injuries. The officer provided aid to the injured man until other officers arrived at the scene, but he later died.

While at the scene, police say they detained a person of interest. Authorities haven’t said if the person was arrested for their role in the shooting.

Anyone with information on the incident was asked to contact Det. TyAnn Lambert at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475 or email her at TyAnn.Lambert@indy.gov.

45-year-old Curtis Page Jr. (Provided Photo/IMPD)

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