Derrick Merrill Dye Jr.

Murdered
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On February 11, 2024, 32-year-old Derrick Merrill Dye Jr. of Evansville, Indiana, was fatally shot outside Ponytails Lounge, a strip club located at the intersection of Columbia and Fares. Surveillance footage revealed that 27-year-old Zachary Diaz approached Dye, leading to a brief altercation during which a gunshot was fired. Dye was transported to Deaconess Midtown Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:48 a.m. An autopsy confirmed that Dye died from a gunshot wound to the chest, and his ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Derrick Merrill Dye Jr.

    Male

    Black / African American

    Evansville

    IN

    2024-02-11

    32

    Derrick

    Merrill Dye Jr.

    Yes

    12/10/2024

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    08/14/2024
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    06/23/2024
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