Dorian Wilson, a 32-year-old Black male, was found dead on the morning of October 28, 2021, after Delaware State Police were called to a gas station property in the New Castle area. Troopers responded at about 7:58 a.m. to the parking lot of Super Fuels at 3006 New Castle Avenue, where a report had come in that a man was lying next to the building.
When officers and New Castle County Paramedics arrived, Wilson appeared to have been shot, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The case began with an increased police presence around New Castle Avenue and West Avenue as investigators worked through what was first described as a suspected homicide. Later that same day, Delaware State Police said the investigation was being handled as a homicide. Wilson's body was taken to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science for an autopsy to determine the exact cause and manner of death, while his name was initially withheld until his family could be notified.
The available public information describes a quiet, grim discovery rather than a confrontation witnessed by police. Wilson was found beside or behind the building at the gas station, already suffering from gunshot wounds. Authorities did not release details about what led up to the shooting, whether Wilson had been at the gas station for a short time or longer, or whether he was specifically targeted. The public record leaves the hours before he was found largely unknown.
Delaware State Police stated early in the investigation that there was no suspect information available. Online source material reviewed for this synopsis did not show a public arrest, named suspect, charges, trial, or conviction connected to Wilson's killing. The case was described as active and ongoing, with the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit asking anyone with information to contact investigators or submit a tip through Delaware Crime Stoppers.
In the years since Wilson's death, public-facing sources continue to identify him as a victim of gun violence in New Castle, Delaware. The publicly available record does not indicate that investigators have announced a break in the case, and no online source reviewed showed that anyone has been held criminally responsible for the shooting.
