Cleve Wright Sr, 45, was shot and killed in Wilmington, Delaware, on the night of Sunday, November 23, 2025. Police were called about 9 p.m. to East 23rd and Carter Streets in the Price Run neighborhood; officers found Wright with at least one gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the department’s Criminal Investigations Division were assigned to the case and police issued a public appeal for information, asking anyone with knowledge to contact Detective Kevin Nolan or submit anonymous tips through Delaware Crime Stoppers.

The killing came on a night when Wilmington police responded to multiple shootings; earlier that evening a 21-year-old man was shot on the 2600 block of North Harrison Street and was later listed in stable condition. News reports said the two incidents were being treated as separate. No arrests or named suspects had been publicly announced in Wright’s death at the time of the initial reports.

Wright’s name and the date of his killing are listed on the National Gun Violence Memorial, where dozens of virtual candles have been placed. If anyone has information about what happened at East 23rd and Carter Streets that night, please contact Detective Kevin Nolan or Delaware Crime Stoppers.