Brandon Lee Brinkley was a 25-year-old Black man from Wilmington who died after a shooting on December 6, 2008. He was found shot in a car in the 2700 block of Northeast Boulevard in the early morning hours and was taken to Christiana Hospital, where he died from his injuries. Accounts describe multiple gunshot wounds, including to the head, neck, and back, after a night out with friends.

Brandon worked in construction and electrical work with family at Brinkley Electrical, was a barber, and was training through The American Beauty Academy in downtown Wilmington. His death was counted among Wilmington’s homicide toll for 2008 and is referenced in memorial and gun-violence awareness efforts. The Brandon Lee Brinkley Foundation was later established in his memory to support scholarships and training in barbering, cosmetology, education, and after-school programs.

No publicly identified suspect, arrest, charge, trial, or conviction is noted in connection with his killing; his case is referenced among Wilmington cold cases. If anyone knew Brandon, was with him that night, or has information about what happened on Northeast Boulevard on December 6, 2008, please come forward.