Thomas Gilbert, a 32-year-old Black man from the Dover area, was killed in the early morning hours of July 6, 2020, in Dover, Delaware. Around 2:48 a.m. police were sent to the 100 block of South New Street after reports of shots fired; officers found Gilbert in a vacant lot suffering multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators focused on 25-year-old Tysheen Maxwell, who was located and arrested by the United States Marshals Service in Newport News, Virginia, on July 24, 2020. Police said Maxwell was taken into custody without incident and remained in custody pending extradition back to Delaware. Maxwell was charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Reports did not provide a detailed motive or an account of what led up to the shooting.

Anyone with information about Gilbert’s final hours or who saw activity near South New Street that night is asked to come forward.