Derrick Alan Glass, 24, was found fatally shot in a driveway on a rural road in the Palmer area near Ripley, Mississippi, on the morning of Thursday, September 27, 2018. The discovery occurred about 10:30 a.m.; initial reports said the shooting followed a fight.

Law enforcement took a man into custody who family members identified as Ricky Childers of Ripley, Derrick’s stepfather. Childers was charged with murder and jailed with bail set at $200,000; family members later reported he was released on bond. Investigators did not immediately disclose a motive.

Derrick was born April 14, 1994, in New Albany, Mississippi, and graduated Falkner High School in 2012, where he played football and basketball. He served in the National Guard, worked jobs including traveling with Disney On Ice and at the Wal-Mart Distribution Center, and had recently re-enrolled at Northeast Mississippi Community College to study psychology. Anyone who knew Derrick or has information about the events that morning is asked to come forward.