On the evening of January 6, 2025, 18-year-old Derrick Rogers was shot and killed in a parking lot at 3300 Arlington Avenue in south Toledo. Police responded to a shots fired call around 9:30 p.m. and found Rogers deceased at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds; the Lucas County Coroner’s Office ruled the death a homicide due to multiple gunshot wounds.

Officers also stopped a vehicle near Byrne Road and Hill Avenue and found 20-year-old Jayden Bush inside suffering at least one gunshot wound; he was transported to the University of Toledo Medical Center and was expected to survive. Court documents indicate Rogers had arranged to meet with 20-year-old Jaylin Tyler in the parking lot and was ambushed by several people who then shot him. Tyler was arrested on May 6, 2025, and charged with murder and felonious assault; bond was set at $1 million. The investigation into additional suspects is ongoing.

Rogers was a senior at Skyway Career Prep High School and loved basketball and football; friends and family remembered his radiant smile and sense of humor. Does anyone have information about the events that night or knew Derrick and can help investigators?