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Abu Thomas

Case from Wilmington, DE dated May 23, 2025

Victim Details

Abu Thomas

Male

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2025-05-23

24

Abu

Thomas

07/30/2026

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Abu Thomas, 24, a Black male from Wilmington, was shot on the evening of May 23, 2025, near the intersection of West 23rd and Washington Streets in the city’s Hilltop neighborhood. Officers were dispatched at approximately 7:44 p.m. for reports of gunfire and found two men wounded; Thomas was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and later died. A second victim, a 25-year-old man, survived and was listed in stable condition.

In the days that followed, authorities publicly identi ...
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