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Hakeem Smalls

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Sep 27, 2019

Victim Details

Hakeem Smalls

Male

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2019-09-27

25

Hakeem

Smalls

Yes

07/14/2026

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Hakeem Smalls, a 29-year-old Black man, was fatally shot late on September 27, 2019, in Wilmington, Delaware. Although early information listed him as 25, later official records from the Delaware Department of Justice identified him as 29 at the time of his death. The shooting unfolded near 25th and Monroe streets, in the 2500 block of North Monroe Street, shortly before midnight.

At approximately 11:39 p.m., Wilmington police officers responded to reports of gunfire and found Smalls suff ...
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