Ronald Wallace, a 43-year-old Black male also known as “Huff” and “Goldie,” died after a fatal shooting in Wilmington, Delaware, on May 9, 2022. The morning began with police being called to the 600 block of West Street at about 6:42 a.m., where officers found Wallace suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a hospital, but the injuries were too severe, and he was pronounced dead there.
Wallace was identified by Wilmington Police later that day as the victim in the West
Street shooting. Publicly available police information described the case as an active investigation and did not release a motive, a description of the shooter, or the circumstances that led up to the gunfire. The department asked anyone with information to contact Detective Steven Bender or submit a tip through Delaware Crime Stoppers.
Beyond the police account, obituary information described Ronald Fuller Wallace as a Wilmington native, born June 19, 1978, to Ronald Fuller Trice and Monalisa Wallace. He was raised in the city, attended public schools, and graduated from Wilmington High School. Family remembrance materials described him as someone who enjoyed fishing, shooting pool, and spending time with relatives and friends, and noted that he had worked in several fields, including roofing, construction, cooking, sanitation, sales, customer service, and entrepreneurship.
No publicly available online source located for this synopsis identified an arrest, named a suspect, or reported charges, trial proceedings, or a conviction connected to Wallace’s killing. The public police update stated that the shooting remained under investigation, leaving the case publicly unresolved in the available records.
