Yazir Tickles was killed on Memorial Day, May 27, 2024, after gunfire erupted along the 2700 block of North Thatcher Street in Wilmington, Delaware. The shooting, reported just before 7:30 p.m., left multiple people struck; officers found one wounded person at the scene while Yazir and another injured person arrived or were taken to a hospital. Yazir, 18, was initially listed in critical condition and later died from his injuries. Two others survived, one in critical condition and another listed as stable.

Police publicly identified Yazir the day after the shooting and described the case as an active investigation but did not release a motive, the circumstances leading up to the gunfire, or any suspect information. Outside of police reports, family and a fundraiser remembered Yazir as a promising young basketball player who had been home on break from Mohawk Valley Community College. If anyone has information about what happened on North Thatcher Street that night, contact Detective Brandon Mosley or Delaware Crime Stoppers.