911 caller describes moments he found 12-year-old hit by car

INDIANAPOLIS — A 12-year-old was found dead Friday morning in an alley after they were struck by a vehicle.

According to IMPD, officers were called to the 500 block of N. Elder Avenue for a report of a person down. They located a juvenile with trauma in critical condition.

The juvenile, now identified as 12-year-old Monterious Crowe, was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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The Marion County Coroner's Office determined the child died by being struck by a vehicle.

Monday, his mother and the man who found him say they want the person responsible to come forward.

"I suspected it was a driver or something like that," said Lee Reid.

20-year-old Lee Reid told WRTV he was walking back from the gas station Friday morning, when he saw a body lying in the alley.

"I look closer. I see some blood on the floor. I see it coming out the hoodie. I said hey you alright? You alright? He didn't move, didn't do nothing," said Reid.

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He said he asked nearby neighbors for help and then called 911.

"That could've been my pops that could've been anyone else. When I see somebody lying down on the floor like that I ain't going to just leave them. I'm going to be like you alright? That was kinda traumatizing, but I'll get through it" said Reid.

The Marion County Coroner's Office said the body he found was 12-year-old Monterious Crowe.

"I didn't know he was 12. I definitely want to see the parents now," Reid told WRTV's Rachael Wilkerson.

Crowe's mother, and family members, met with Reid on Friday. They're heartbroken, confused and angry.

Crowe's mother, Chyna told WRTV he was a loving brother and son who would've been 13-years-old next week.

They just want justice for him.

"I'm praying for her because I know how it is to lose a loved one, especially that's a child and for someone to leave the child laying in the street, didn't try to stop to see how much damage they did. I think it's a shame. It's really a shame," said Cora Branson.

"If you could say anything to the driver what would that be," asked WRTV's Rachael Wilkerson.

"You need to turn yourself in because sooner or later you are going to be found. There ain't no use in running. Turn yourself in and do the right thing," said Branson.

Police have yet to identify any suspects or release any information on a vehicle.

They are asking people for help with surveillance video and other information that can help them with this investigation.

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