Derrick Lamont Perry Jr. was 18 when he was found fatally shot on a back porch in the 3600 block of Lilac Avenue in Knoxville on September 19, 2020. Officers responding that night discovered the young Black man with a lethal gunshot wound; the Knoxville Police Department classified the death as a homicide and opened an investigation.

Derrick had graduated from Austin-East High School four months earlier and was a father, survived by a young daughter and his mother, Toya Johnson. A graveside service was held at Mount Olive Cemetery.

Authorities and East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers have asked the public for information and offered anonymity and a possible cash reward for tips that lead to an arrest. If anyone knew Derrick or has information about what happened that night, please come forward to Knoxville police or Crime Stoppers.