Derrick E. Gates was murdered on January 4, 2009, at 228 Niagara Avenue in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. He was pronounced dead at the scene and the Dayton Police Department responded. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Dayton police list the homicide as unsolved and have treated it as a cold case.

Gates is memorialized among Montgomery County’s 2009 homicide victims, and authorities continue to seek information that might produce new leads.

If anyone has information about Derrick Gates, his movements on January 4, 2009, or the location on Niagara Avenue, please contact the Dayton Police Department or the Ohio BCI with tips.