Damond Z. Emory, a 24-year-old Black man born September 6, 1996, was killed in Wilmington, Delaware, on January 29, 2021. Reports describe his death as a fatal shooting in the city’s East Side; a same-day News Journal entry and listings in gun-violence databases record a 24-year-old man shot dead that night and identify him as Damond Emory.

Funeral services were held in Wilmington in early February 2021 and he was buried at Gracelawn Memorial Park in New Castle. His online memorial includes remembrances from family and friends, who continue to mark his page with candles and messages describing their grief and loss.

If anyone knew Damond, saw activity in Wilmington’s East Side on January 29, 2021, or has information about this case, please come forward.