Calvin Peterson, a 34-year-old Black / African American male, was killed late on Sunday, September 13, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware. The shooting unfolded at about 11:13 p.m. in the 1700 block of Tulip Street, where Wilmington police were called after gunfire was reported. When officers arrived, they found Peterson suffering from gunshot wounds.
Peterson was still alive when first responders reached him, and he was taken from the scene to a hospital for emergency treatment.
Despite those efforts, he died from his injuries. The next day, Wilmington police publicly identified him as the man who had been shot and killed.
Publicly available reports described the case as an active homicide investigation after Peterson’s death. Police asked anyone with information to contact Detective Brandon Mosley or Delaware Crime Stoppers, indicating that investigators were still seeking tips from the public.
No publicly available online reports located identified a suspect or suspects in Peterson’s killing. The same available reports did not describe any arrests, charges, trial proceedings, plea, or conviction connected to the homicide. Based on those sources, the case was left publicly described as under investigation, with authorities appealing for information about who shot Peterson on Tulip Street that night.
