On the evening of March 9, 2026, 29-year-old Darrin Mason was found with gunshot wounds in the 100 block of South Harrison Street in the Hedgeville neighborhood of Wilmington, Delaware. Emergency responders transported him to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries. The Wilmington Police Department opened a homicide investigation immediately but had not identified a motive in the days after the shooting.

No arrests or public identifications of suspects had been reported, and detectives publicly asked the community for help as the probe continued. The shooting was described as part of a recent increase in gun violence in the city and has left Mason’s family seeking answers.

If anyone saw activity around South Harrison Street that evening or has information that could assist the investigation, please contact Wilmington police.