Derek Scholl was 18 and a senior at Troy College and Career High School when he was fatally shot on the evening of May 22, 2025, in an apartment in Clawson. The shooting occurred about 10:31 p.m. near 14 Mile Road and Renshaw Avenue while a group of young adults were preparing to leave for a party. A 21-year-old, Tylaj Clark-Spencer of Howell, was reportedly handling a firearm and checking whether it was loaded when it discharged, striking Scholl. He was taken to Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak, where he later died.

Three people fled the scene after the shooting: Clark-Spencer, 20-year-old Joshua Peel of Royal Oak, and a 17-year-old juvenile. The firearm was said to have been taken from a safe belonging to the juvenile’s father and then hidden along with other evidence by the 17-year-old.

Family members described Scholl as gentle and kind; his grandfather said the family felt a hole that would never be filled. A GoFundMe was set up to help with funeral expenses and the family expressed plans to establish a foundation in Derek’s name to educate young adults about the dangers of gun violence. Does anyone have information about the apartment near 14 Mile and Renshaw or about Derek’s last night with friends?