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Leroy Collins

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Mar 04, 2016

Victim Details

Leroy Collins

Male

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2016-03-04

23

Leroy

Collins

07/06/2026

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A cold March evening in 2016 cloaked Wilmington, Delaware, in an uneasy hush when a tragedy unfolded that shook the community's heart. A young Black man, 23‑year‑old Leroy Collins, was discovered lying on the pavement of the city's northeast, near a modest memorial for a prior victim. His body bore multiple gunshot wounds, one striking him in the back, and breath fled him before he even reached the sterile walls of the hospital where medics had hurried to revive him. Every detail hurt—the ...
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  • 6abc Philadelphia: Man shot, killed in Wilmington; suspect sought
  • Wilmington Police ID 2d man killed in 'connected' homicides | The ...
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