Derek Driskill was a 39-year-old Black man from the Cleveland area, described by family as a husband, brother, and best friend. On the evening of September 23, 2023, he was in a carryout parking lot near 124th and Union Street when another car struck the rear of his new Mercedes Benz. A passenger from the other vehicle exited, argued with Driskill, and then shot him in the head. Driskill was transported to hospital and died of his injuries on September 25, 2023.

Investigators identified 22-year-old Amarion Sanders as the alleged shooter. Sanders later turned himself in and was charged with aggravated murder and held on $1 million bond. Months after the arrest, a court made a typographical error that led to Sanders being mistakenly released; prosecutors filed to correct the clerical mistake, a warrant was reissued, and U.S. Marshals recaptured him on Cleveland’s West Side. As of his rearrest Sanders was returned to custody and awaiting trial.

If anyone was in the area of 124th and Union Street on the evening of September 23, 2023, or has information about the confrontation in the carryout parking lot, please come forward.