Dion L. Brooks, a 38-year-old Black man from Wilmington, Delaware, died on September 6, 2018, after being shot. His body was discovered inside a Wilmington residence only after he had apparently been dead for several days, turning what began as a death investigation into a homicide inquiry. Public memorial records identify Brooks as a victim of gun violence, while the limited contemporary reporting available online indicates that investigators believed the fatal shooting had occurred days
before his body was found.
Brooks was the son of Perryletta Brooks and the late Elwood Pritchett. His obituary described him as leaving behind a loving family and many friends. A funeral service was held at Congo Funeral Home's North Chapel in Wilmington on September 21, 2018, followed by burial at Silverbrook Cemetery. Online memorial comments portrayed him as a humorous and supportive person who tried to lift others when they were struggling, adding a personal dimension to the otherwise sparse public account of his killing.
The publicly accessible sources reviewed do not identify a suspect, describe a motive, or report that anyone was arrested or charged in connection with Brooks's death. They also contain no documented trial, conviction, plea, or sentence arising from the shooting. Based on the available online record, the case appears to have remained unresolved publicly, although the absence of a reported arrest does not establish that investigators stopped working the case or that no additional information exists in nonpublic police files.
