Detrick Yurnell Rogers, 38, known locally as Dimp and remembered as a former Murphysboro football standout and beloved son, father, brother and uncle, was shot in the early morning of October 24, 2016, near the intersection of Shomaker Drive and South 20th Street. Officers found him gravely wounded in a yard; he was taken to a local hospital, transferred to a St. Louis facility, and died the next day. Shell casings littered the intersection and witnesses described a car creeping through the neighborhood before dozens of shots were fired.

A second man, identified as Cortez Lemont Turner, was also wounded and later linked to being inside a vehicle that fired during the incident. Police located a black Lincoln with a pistol case and an assault-style rifle nearby, and a white Kia that court filings say carried four men that night; investigators reported finding gunshot residue and spent .223- and .357-caliber casings in the Kia. An arrest warrant issued October 25 named 26-year-old Juwan K. Jackson in connection with the shooting; authorities alleged he shot Rogers in the head. Later indictments and court actions involved Turner and Jackson; memorials and fundraisers after Rogers’ death emphasized his role in the community.