Do you know who murdered Vincent Ashley in 2008? Vincent Angelo Ashley, a 22-year-old Black/African American male from Wilmington, Delaware, was shot in Wilmington on October 26, 2008. Police responded to the 400 block of West 27th Street after a shooting was reported and found Ashley suffering from gunshot wounds. He later succumbed to his injuries; obituary records list his date of death as October 27, 2008, while memorial and police cold-case listings connect the fatal shooting to October 26, 2008.
Ashley was also known by the
nickname “V-Mack.” His obituary described him as having departed life suddenly and identified him as the son of Rhonda and William Pearson, the biological son of Vincent Miller, and a brother to several siblings. Funeral services were held at Tabernacle Full Gospel Cathedral in Wilmington, with burial at Gracelawn Memorial Park. Years later, family and friends continued leaving public remembrances for him, repeatedly describing him as loved, missed, and never forgotten.
The publicly available police information treats Ashley’s death as a murder and places it among Wilmington’s cold cases. The case appears to remain unsolved, with investigators still seeking information from the public. No publicly available online source located for this synopsis identified a named suspect, announced an arrest, or described charges, a trial, or a conviction connected to Ashley’s killing.
The available details leave the story with a narrow but painful outline: a young Wilmington man was shot on West 27th Street, died shortly afterward, and was remembered by relatives and friends long after the funeral ended. As of the available public records, the official focus remains on finding the person or people responsible for his death.
