Malik I. Benson, 22, was shot and killed on the evening of December 9, 2023, in Wilmington, Delaware. Troopers were called to the Eagle Tobacco Shop at 3505 Miller Road about 7:17 p.m. and found evidence that gunfire had erupted in the parking lot. Investigators later determined Benson was sitting in his vehicle there when a dark-colored SUV pulled in and an occupant opened fire. The SUV fled before officers arrived.

Wounded, Benson drove a short distance and crashed through a fence at P.S. Du Pont Middle School, where he was found with an upper-body gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities identified him as Malik Benson, also recorded as Malik Imodd Benson, born March 13, 2001, in Newark and described as from Beaumont, Texas. No suspect has been publicly named; the only description released concerned the dark-colored SUV and an occupant who fired several rounds. Delaware State Police said the Homicide Unit is actively investigating and sought tips.

What did anyone in the area that night see or hear about the SUV, its direction of travel, or who was inside?