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Joquon Coverdale

Case from Wilmington, DE dated May 05, 2017

Victim Details

Joquon Coverdale

Male

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2017-05-05

22

Joquon

Coverdale

07/16/2026

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Joquon Coverdale, a 22-year-old Black male, was shot on the evening of May 5, 2017, near 2nd and Van Buren Streets in Wilmington after a patrol officer heard a burst of gunfire around 8 p.m. Responding officers found him in the street with wounds to the head and torso; he was taken to Christiana Hospital, where he died. He was later publicly identified by police as the victim in that Hilltop-area shooting.

Born on August 11, 1994, in Newark, Delaware, Coverdale’s death was noted in fun ...
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  • delawareonline: Wilmington's latest shooting fatality identified
  • delawareonline: 3 men shot, 1 fatally, in five-hour span in Wilmington
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