Jawaun Shockley, a 28-year-old Black/African American male, was killed during a violent Monday night in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 26, 2021. The shooting that took his life unfolded near the 2400 block of Jessup Street, in the area of 24th and Jessup Streets, shortly before 10 p.m. Wilmington Police said officers found him suffering from gunshot wounds, and he was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
The scene was not limited to one victim.
Police also found that a 22-year-old male had been shot in the same incident; that man arrived at the hospital and was listed in stable condition. The shooting came amid a broader stretch of bloodshed in Wilmington that evening, with police and emergency crews responding to multiple separate shootings across the city. While officers were already dealing with other violent incidents, the call from Jessup Street added another fatal case to a night that left several people dead and others wounded.
After the shooting, Wilmington Police described the Jessup Street case as an active investigation and asked the public for help. The department directed anyone with information to contact Detective Mackenzie Kirlin and also provided options for submitting tips through Delaware Crime Stoppers. Public reporting in the immediate aftermath identified Shockley as the man who died after being shot at 24th and Jessup Streets and confirmed that the other wounded man survived in stable condition.
Available online public sources do not show that an arrest was announced in Jawaun Shockley's killing. The same sources reviewed do not identify a named suspect, report charges, or describe a trial or conviction connected specifically to his death. Based on the publicly available information, the case remained under investigation after the shooting, with authorities relying on tips from the community to move the investigation forward.
