Devin A. Thomas Jr., a 27-year-old Black/African American man from Wilmington, Delaware, was killed on the night of September 26, 2023, after gunfire broke out along the 1200 block of East 13th Street. Officers were called to the area shortly before 10:20 p.m. for a reported shooting and found Thomas suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical services responded, and he was rushed by ambulance to a trauma center in critical condition, but he later died from his injuries.
Reports from the scene indicated that several shots had been fired, with one account noting that six rounds were discharged during the incident. The shooting left police trying to piece together what happened on East 13th Street that night, while Thomas’s family and community were left grieving a sudden loss. Funeral and obituary information identified him as Devin A. Thomas Jr., also known by loved ones as “Boo,” and said he was born in Wilmington on July 4, 1996.
Wilmington police publicly identified Thomas after the shooting and treated the case as an active homicide investigation. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact Detective Justin Kane, signaling that investigators were still seeking witnesses, tips, or other details that could help explain who shot Thomas and why.
Online reports reviewed did not identify a named suspect, and they did not report an arrest, criminal charges, trial, or conviction connected to Thomas’s death. The available public information describes the case as an investigation in which police released the victim’s identity and requested help from the public, but no publicly available online source located reported that anyone had been taken into custody for the killing.
