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Thomas Gilbert

Case from Dover, DE dated Jul 06, 2020

Victim Details

Thomas Gilbert

Male

Black / African American

Dover

DE

2020-07-06

32

Thomas

Gilbert

Yes

07/20/2026

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Thomas Gilbert, a 32-year-old Black/African American male from the Dover area, was killed in the early morning hours of July 6, 2020, in Dover, Delaware. Around 2:48 a.m., Dover police were sent to the 100 block of South New Street after reports of shots fired. When officers reached the vacant lot, they found Gilbert suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, leaving investigators to piece together what had happened in the quiet hours before dawn.

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