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Brian Brooks

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Apr 25, 2017

Victim Details

Brian Brooks

Male

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2017-04-25

29

Brian

Brooks

07/04/2026

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On the evening of April 25, 2017, 29-year-old Brian Brooks, a Black male from Wilmington, Delaware, was fatally shot in the chest. The incident occurred around 9:15 p.m. in the 900 block of Maryland Avenue. Police were alerted by multiple 911 calls and a ShotSpotter notification that detected gunfire in the area. Upon arrival, officers found Brooks on the porch of a residence with a gunshot wound to his upper torso. He was rushed to Christiana Hospital in critical condition but later succumbed t ...
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  • 6abc Philadelphia: Deadly shooting in Wilmington, Del.; victim ID'd
  • 29-year-old shot in Wilmington dies from injuries - Delaware Online
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