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Jason Hicks

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Mar 30, 2016

Victim Details

Jason Hicks

Male

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2016-03-30

40

Jason

Hicks

Yes

07/06/2026

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On March 30, 2016, a resident of Newark, Delaware, Jason Hicks, a 39-year-old Black / African American male, was tragically killed in Wilmington in what has been described as a robbery that took a fatal turn. The incident was rooted in a prior drug transaction between Hicks and one of the individuals involved in his death.

The plan, orchestrated by 33-year-old Joseph Hunt of Wilmington, was to rob Hicks. However, the situation escalated dramatically when Hunt's accomplice, 29-year-old Dur ...
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  • delawareonline: Police ID Man fatally shot in Wilmington on Elm Street
  • 2 plead guilty after fatal botched robbery in Wilmington
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