Kevin Thompson, 32, was shot on the evening of July 26, 2021, in the 600 block of North Monroe Street in Wilmington, Delaware. Police were called about 7:06 p.m.; when officers arrived they found Thompson with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital but later died of his injuries.

A 33-year-old man was also shot in the same incident and arrived at the hospital in stable condition. Available reports do not describe what led to the shooting, whether Thompson was specifically targeted, or whether the other wounded man was connected to him or the circumstances.

Thompson’s obituary gives his full name as Kevin Kennedy Thompson, born September 8, 1988, in Wilmington. Family remembered him as someone who loved people and children, enjoyed cooking, joked with those around him, and was giving and deeply connected to loved ones; he left behind his wife, children, stepchildren, mother, siblings, relatives, and friends. The case remained under investigation; anyone with information was asked to contact Detective Brandon Mosley or Delaware Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone in the Wilmington area see or hear anything in the 600 block of North Monroe Street on the evening of July 26, 2021?