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Justin McDermott

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Nov 09, 2017

Victim Details

Justin McDermott

Male

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2017-11-09

18

Justin

McDermott

07/27/2026

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Justin T. McDermott was an 18-year-old Black male whose life ended in a sudden act of gun violence during the early morning of November 9, 2017, in Wilmington, Delaware. Shortly after midnight, Wilmington police officers were dispatched to the 500 block of South Franklin Street, near Kosciuszko Park, following a report of a shooting. When officers arrived at approximately 12:15 a.m., they found Justin lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to his head.

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  • 6abc Philadelphia: Man, 18, dies after fatal gunshot in Wilmington, Del.
  • 18-year-old shot, killed in Wilmington - The News Journal
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