Derick Roland Nelson, 35, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of May 9, 2015, in the parking lot of his gated apartment complex in Detroit, Michigan. A graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy with a Bachelor’s in Computer and Information Systems and a Master’s in Assurance, he ran an electronic/computer repair business and also worked as an event promoter. Friends called him D- Nelson and remembered him for his positivity and generosity.

Nelder routinely spent Sundays with his parents, Alvin and Betty Nelson, enjoying his mother’s home-cooked dinners; his family says his death left a deep void.

If anyone knew Derick, recognized him as D- Nelson, or has information about the shooting on May 9, 2015, please come forward.