Derrick Cruce was 28 when he was killed by gunfire in a Gadsden, Alabama hotel on the evening of Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Local law enforcement treated the shooting as a homicide and circulated an image of a person of interest while asking the public for help.

Authorities later located and arrested an individual in connection with the killing. That person was charged with murder and held on $1.5 million bond; the case was turned over to the courts to await trial. Investigators did not indicate any additional suspects.

If anyone saw events at that hotel on October 10 or has information about Derrick’s last hours, please come forward to the Gadsden Police Department.