Dayshon Wallace, an 18-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in the early hours of February 14, 2015, after attending a house party in Townsend, Delaware. He and several friends had gone to a home at 602 Marilyn Court for a gathering that had been advertised on Instagram. What began as a night at a party ended with his death inside the residence.
The shooting occurred in the basement, where approximately 30 to 50 people were present. According to Delaware State Police, Wallace was struck by a single gunshot while among that group. The department's public account does not identify the person who fired the shot or explain what led to the shooting. It also does not establish whether Wallace was the intended target.
State troopers were called to the 600 block of Marilyn Court in the Townsend Village neighborhood at approximately 12:35 a.m. They found Wallace suffering from a gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Although the shooting happened in Townsend, contemporary news reports identified him as a Wilmington resident. Police initially released few details and described their work as a death investigation. His body was to be turned over to the medical examiner's office to determine the cause and manner of death; the case was subsequently listed by state police as a murder.
Wallace was a student at John Dickinson High School. His surviving family included his mother, Tamara Wallace, and siblings Mariah Wallace, Anasia Wallace, and Rasheed Lloyd Jr. His father, Jason Jackson, had died before him. Funeral arrangements announced a service for February 27, 2015, at Bethel AME Church on North Walnut Street in Wilmington, preceded by a viewing. His burial was to be private.
The killing remains listed among Delaware State Police's unsolved homicides in New Castle County, with the investigation recorded under case number 09-15-007592. Available public reporting does not identify a suspect or document an arrest, criminal charges, a trial, or a conviction connected to Wallace's death. The department's published case summary continues to describe the basement gathering and the single gunshot without providing a public account of who was responsible.
Delaware State Police continues to seek information about the case through its Homicide Unit at 302-739-5939. Information can also be submitted through Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333.
