Derrick L. Curtis Jr., a 19-year-old from Tallahassee, died from gunshot wounds after a shooting at the Tally Square apartment complex on South Magnolia Drive on November 3, 2017. Police arrived about 10:15 p.m. and Curtis succumbed to his injuries shortly after the shooting.

Investigators say the shooting occurred during a drug transaction that escalated into an attempted robbery. Curtis and his roommate, LeKeian Inarius Woods, had arranged to buy marijuana. Woods allegedly signaled Curtis to start a robbery; Curtis drew a gun and began firing. The seller returned fire in what was described as self-defense, and Curtis was fatally shot. Woods, then 18, was later arrested on a warrant for second-degree murder and charged with felony murder because the death occurred during the commission of a felony. The seller was not prosecuted.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to come forward.