Eighteen-year-old Troy student Derek Scholl was shot and killed last Thursday while allegedly heading to a party with acquaintances in Clawson. Three suspects were apprehended within 24 hours of the incident. His family is now left heartbroken, coming to terms with his life being cut short.
The shooting took place around 10:30 p.m. Thursday in the area of 14 Mile Road and Renshaw Avenue.
Scholl’s grandfather Michael says the young adult was heading out Thursday night from the family home, quickly saying his goodbyes to his family before leaving.
“When it was dinner time, Derek was going out and I said goodbye to him and I said something that I always say to my kids: I said ‘grandpa loves you,'” Michael Scholl said. “I really didn’t know where he was going, but he has so many friends that I don’t even know them by name.”…