Bilal Lateef Byrd, a 27-year-old Black / African American male, died after a shooting in Wilmington, Delaware, on March 22, 2022. Police said the violence unfolded at about 9:00 p.m. in the 300 block of South Heald Street, where officers found Byrd suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken from the scene to a hospital, but the efforts to save him did not succeed, and he succumbed to his injuries.
Public memorial and obituary records identify him as Bilal “Lateef” Byrd and say he
was born on June 18, 1994. His obituary remembered him by the nickname “Daboy” and described a life that stretched beyond a single tragic night: he had been educated at Chester High School, had played football when he was younger, and was remembered by loved ones as someone with many talents, including comedy, influencing, barbering, and cooking. He was also described as a grandson, son, brother, cousin, uncle, father, and friend.
The shooting was treated as a homicide investigation by Wilmington Police. Available public reporting does not identify a suspect, describe a motive, or report that anyone was arrested, charged, tried, or convicted in connection with Byrd’s death. The case appears to have remained unresolved in the public record, with police-linked source listings continuing to point to the original investigation notice rather than to a later arrest or court outcome.
