Braylen Johnson was a 14-year-old boy from Wilmington who died on his birthday, August 20, 2022, after being shot the same night. Family notices identify him as Braylen Ahmed Johnson, known as Bray, born to Abraham S. Johnson-Farnum and Iyesha V. Washam. What should have been a milestone ended at Christiana Hospital in Newark after gunfire erupted around 9:30 p.m. near 6th and North Madison Streets.

Police were reportedly responding to another call when they heard shots; officers found Braylen and a 20-year-old man with gunshot wounds. Braylen died at the hospital and the other victim was reported in critical condition. That same night Wilmington saw a separate shooting on West 27th Street that wounded four others, leaving one person dead and five injured across the city that evening.

Public reports did not identify any suspect in Braylen’s killing, and police described the case as under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Brandon Mosley at 302-576-3646. Did anyone in the community know Braylen or see anything that night?