Derricus Whatley, 40, of Rome, Georgia, died after being found inside his car with a gunshot wound on the evening of July 3, 2022, on Tolbert Street. First responders initially treated the scene as a vehicle accident, but investigators later determined the injury was a gunshot and the case was investigated as a homicide. Whatley was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

Rome Police detectives identified 20-year-old Stephano Green as a suspect and a warrant was issued for his arrest on murder charges. Green was taken into custody and booked into the Floyd County Jail on July 25, 2022, charged with murder and felony murder in connection with Whatley’s death.

If anyone witnessed activity on Tolbert Street the evening of July 3, 2022, or has information about the shooting, please come forward to the investigators handling the case.