Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) — aka McDreamy, aka Meredith’s one true love — died in a car accident in season 11. “The decision to have the character die the way he did was not a difficult one in the sense of, what were the options,” show creator Shonda Rhimes said in 2015.

Which doctor killed Derek?

Dr. Cohn is an attending neurosurgeon at Dillard Medical Center. He appears to be a typical arrogant neurosurgeon, passing the blame for Derek’s condition off to Penny and Paul for not getting a CT, despite him taking over an hour longer than he said he would to arrive at the hospital.

What happens to Cristina Yang?

Cristina bid farewell to her Grey’s Anatomy family during the season 10 finale, after more than 200 episodes on the show. She moves to Zurich, Switzerland, where she takes over Preston Burke’s (Isaiah Washington) facility as director of cardiothoracic surgery.

Alex is shot in the hospital by a deceased patient’s husband, but survives with the help of Lexie and Mark. While undergoing treatment, he asked for Izzie and told her never to leave again.