Tahjir N. Pipkin, a 19-year-old Black male from New Castle, Delaware, was shot multiple times in the upper body and died on June 5, 2025. Police were called about 9:25 p.m. to the 100 block of Ryan Avenue in the Rose Hill Gardens neighborhood, where officers found him wounded in a parking area. He was taken to Christiana Hospital and pronounced dead despite life-saving efforts.

Authorities said a gathering was taking place in the lot at the time and that many people were present; detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit took over the case that night. Officials publicly identified Pipkin and appealed for witnesses from the gathering to come forward. As of the public announcements that week, no arrests had been announced and no suspects had been publicly identified.

If anyone who was at the gathering or nearby that night has information, please share what you know with investigators.