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Medford Holmes

Case from New Castle, DE dated Aug 12, 2013

Victim Details

Medford Holmes

Male

Black / African American

New Castle

DE

2013-08-12

33

Medford

Holmes

Yes

06/26/2026

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On a summer evening in New Castle, Delaware, the life of 33-year-old Medford Holmes, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On August 12, 2013, gunshots shattered the night on New Castle Avenue, leaving Holmes with a fatal wound to his upper body. When state troopers arrived after 9 p.m., they discovered him lying near the shoulder of the road. Holmes was rushed to Christiana Hospital Trauma Center, but his injuries proved too severe, and he was pronounced dead.

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