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Roderick Simmons, 30, was shot and killed on March 19, 2014, in Fort Lauderdale while playing dominoes with friends outside his home. Witnesses said a vehicle pulled up, the occupants demanded money allegedly owed, and opened fire almost immediately. Simmons died at the scene; another man, Bonnie Lockhart, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Two suspects were arrested as the investigation progressed. Tyrell Cobbin, 24, was found hiding at a friend’s house soon after the shooting and was charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder; he testified that he did not intend to kill and did not know companions were armed, but a Broward jury convicted him of second-degree murder in 2016. Melvin Clark III, 25, was arrested in June 2014 and was also charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder; prosecutors say the attack was a premeditated effort to collect a debt owed by Simmons’ cousin. Both remain in custody awaiting further proceedings.

Does anyone have information about Simmons, the domino game that night, or the vehicle involved?