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Dwayne (Wayne) Britt

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Sep 13, 2019

Victim Details

Dwayne Britt

Male

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2019-09-13

24

Dwayne (Wayne)

Britt

07/13/2026

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Dwayne Britt, a 24-year-old Black man, was caught in a sudden eruption of gunfire on the morning of September 13, 2019, in Wilmington's West Center City neighborhood. At approximately 10:34 a.m., shots rang out near the intersection of Fifth and North Monroe streets, turning an ordinary Friday morning into the scene of a double homicide. Britt was struck multiple times alongside Kenneth Hamilton, a close friend who had known him for more than a decade.

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