Lymond Moses, a 30-year-old Black man from Bear, Delaware, was killed in Wilmington on January 13, 2021, following a late-night encounter with New Castle County police near Rosemont Avenue and East 24th Street. Officers approached Moses asleep in a rental Nissan Altima with the engine running; after waking him and giving commands, he restarted the car and drove away. Officers pursued him to a dead end, confronted the vehicle with guns drawn, and within seconds Officer Roberto Ieradi fired seven shots as the car moved past him. The fourth shot struck Moses in the left side of the head and was determined to be fatal.

ShotSpotter recorded nine shots fired in under three seconds; vehicle data showed the Nissan had accelerated to about 23 miles per hour before crashing into a police SUV. No arrests were made and no criminal charges were filed after a review by the Attorney General’s office concluded prosecutors could not establish a reasonable likelihood of conviction under the law then in effect. Moses’ family filed a civil lawsuit alleging wrongful death, excessive force, and failures in training and policy; New Castle County agreed to a $1.05 million settlement in 2023 and claims against the three officers were dismissed, while the officers were reportedly disciplined for several policy-related failures.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who remember that night or who can clarify what happened in the moments before the shooting?