 After receiving a list of the gas station employees, the resident identified Reed as the person who sold Millsop the pills. Officials met with Reed on April 4, 2023, and he admitted to selling the pills to the victim and had sold to him in the past. According to Reed, he had purchased the pills in Fargo and brought them to Fergus Falls with the sole intent to sell them to Millsop. On a notepad he had requested from the officers, Reed wrote a letter apologizing for causing Millsop's death.