On the night of February 18 into the early hours of February 19, 2006, a house party on Clifford Avenue in Brockton drew 50 to 60 young people. Fifteen-year-old Jerard Rogers, a sophomore at Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School, became involved in an argument with another teenager, Robert O. Jacobs. Witnesses say the argument escalated when Jacobs produced a .380 caliber automatic pistol and shot Jerard multiple times.

An autopsy found a fatal gunshot wound to the back that pierced his lung, suggesting Jerard was fleeing when he was killed. Brockton police recovered several shell casings at the scene and issued an arrest warrant for Jacobs the same day; he evaded capture for about 17 months before being arrested in Brockton in July 2007. A jury later convicted Robert O. Jacobs of first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm; his conviction was affirmed on appeal in 2021.

Does anyone have details about the house party or the people who were there that night?