CLAYMONT, DE — New Castle County police are renewing their call for information in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Amir Reynolds, nearly three months after he was found wounded in a Woodstream Garden Apartments roadway.
According to the New Castle County Division of Police, officers responded to the 900 block of Peachtree Road at approximately 4:17 p.m. June 6 following a report of a shooting.
Police reported that responding officers found Reynolds in the roadway suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper body. Officers provided emergency aid until medical personnel arrived, according to police.
Reynolds was transported to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries, authorities reported.
Police continue to investigate Reynolds’ death as a homicide. Authorities have not provided information identifying a suspect or describing the circumstances that preceded the shooting.
Detectives are asking anyone with information that could assist the investigation to contact Detective Willis at 302-395-8016 or Joshua.Willis@newcastlede.gov.
Information may also be provided through the New Castle County Division of Police non-emergency line at 302-573-2800, the Criminal Investigations Unit at 302-395-8110, Facebook Messenger at “New Castle County Police,” or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333.
All suspects, arrestees, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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