Qualeel Westcott, a 25-year-old Black man from Milford, Delaware, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of August 27, 2020, in Ellendale. Delaware State Police were called about 3:25 a.m. to the 12000 block of North Old State Road and found Westcott outside a residence suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators later placed him in the backyard of the residence at 12549 North Old State Road and the case was handled by the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit.

In the days after the killing police identified Westcott as the victim, described the investigation as active, and said no suspect information was available while asking the public to contact Detective M. Csapo or Delaware Crime Stoppers with tips. Does anyone have information about Westcott’s movements that night or saw anything near North Old State Road on August 27, 2020?