SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT, ERNEST SMITH WAS WALKING FROM A NEARBY FRIENDS HOUSE IN THE 800 BLOCK  OF CHARLIE PLACE.  HE HAD JUST STEPPED UP ONTO HIS PORCH WHEN HE WAS APPROACHED  BY SOMEONE.   ERNEST’S SISTER HEARD HIM TALKING TO SOMEONE JUST BEFORE SHOTS  WERE FIRED.  THE SISTER LOOKED OUT AND SAW ERNEST LYING ON THE PORCH AND A MAN  RUNNING AWAY. THE ONLY DESCRIPTION THE SISTER COULD PROVIDE WAS A  MALE BLACK IN DARK CLOTHING. NO VEHICLE WAS SEEN LEAVING THE AREA ERNEST HAD CONNECTIONS TO A LOCAL GANG BUT IT IS UNKNOWN IF THAT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIS MURDER.

 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45 IN
THE MORNING, A MAN CALLED 911 TO REPORT THAT HE HAD DISCOVERED HIS SON LYING ON
THE FLOOR DEAD.  METRO FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRST RESPONDERS ADVISED OFFICERS THAT
OSBORNE HAD BEEN SHOT TO DEATH.  NORTH PRECINCT DETECTIVES SOON DISCOVERED THAT  OSBORNE WAS DROPPED OFF AT HIS CREEKWAY COURT ADDRESS ABOUT 5:00 PM THE PREVIOUS  DAY.  THE LAST ANYONE HEARD FROM HIM WAS ABOUT 9:00 THAT NIGHT WHEN HE TALKED TO
A FRIEND ON THE PHONE. NORTH PRECINCT DETECTIVES WOULD LIKE ANYONE  THAT MAY HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT WHO MAY HAVE WANTED TO KILL DERRICK OSBORNE TO  CALL CRIME STOPPERS AND SHARE WHAT THEY KNOW.