Crime Solvers Central
CSC
233 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.
Case Description
Any updates on this case? Let us know!
In the late summer evening of August 20, 2019, the life of 45-year-old Derrick Purnell Terrell, an African American male, was violently cut short in Shreveport, Louisiana. The tragic events unfolded at the Knight's Inn motel in the western part of the city, stemming from a dispute involving a woman Terrell was seeing, Tamala Ware, who had a room at the motel. What began as a disagreement escalated into a chase that coursed through the hotel, culminating in Terrell being shot multiple times. He w ...Read More
Victim Details

Derrick Purnell Terrell

Male

Black / African American

Shreveport

LA

2019-08-20

45

Derrick

Purnell Terrell

02/21/2026