Hakeem Evans, a 32-year-old Black/African American male from Middletown, Delaware, was killed late on the night of November 21, 2020, after gunfire brought police and rescue crews to the Lone Manor Townhouses area near Cole Boulevard and New Street. Middletown police were called at approximately 11:44 p.m. for a reported shooting, and when officers arrived, they found Evans suffering from gunshot wounds.
Rescue crews from the Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown were also dispatched, but Evans was pronounced dead at the scene.
In the first public notice, police did not immediately release his name while they waited for family notification. Days later, Middletown police identified the victim as Hakeem Evans of Middletown. The brief official updates described the incident as a fatal shooting and asked anyone with information to contact Detective Adam Starrett at 302-376-9950 or submit an anonymous tip through Delaware Crime Stoppers. Delaware Crime Stoppers allows tipsters to remain anonymous and states that tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $5,000 when information leads to an arrest, although the public case notices located for Evans did not list a separate reward amount dedicated only to his case.
The available public reporting does not identify a suspect or suspects in Evans’s killing. It also does not show that any arrests, charges, trial proceedings, or convictions were announced in connection with his death. The case was presented publicly as an ongoing investigation, with police relying on tips from the community and directing anyone with information to investigators or Delaware Crime Stoppers.
