WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington Police are seeking the public’s assistance in connection with the 2009 fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man in the city.
According to the Wilmington Police Department, officers responded at approximately 2:41 a.m. July 18, 2009, to the 300 block of West 27th Street for a reported shooting. Police stated they located 26-year-old Stepfon Ashley suffering from a gunshot wound. He later succumbed to his injuries.
The case remains under investigation by the department’s Cold Case Unit, police said.
Investigators are asking anyone with information related to this case, or other unsolved homicides, to contact the Wilmington Police Cold Case Unit at 302-576-3937. Investigator Steven Rizzo can be reached by email at Steven.Rizzo@CJ.State.de.us. Tips may also be submitted to Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or through delawarecrimestoppers.org.
All suspects, arrestees, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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