Christian Sikye Coffield was a 17-year-old Black male killed during a brazen early-morning attack inside his family’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, on March 11, 2019. Around 4:30 a.m., neighbors reported hearing roughly a dozen gunshots. Three masked intruders forced their way into the 700 block of West 26th Street residence while Coffield, his girlfriend Janiya Henry, and other family members were inside.

According to witnesses and a family friend, one intruder held family downstairs at gunpoint while two others went upstairs and opened fire on Coffield and Henry. Both young parents were found on the second floor with fatal gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene. Their infant son, born in November 2018, was not in the house at the time.

Police initially said the motive was unknown; neighbors suggested the attackers may have been targeting specific people because of how they executed the entry, but investigators did not confirm that theory. Early reports noted no arrests and the suspects were described only as three masked men. The identities of the gunmen and the reason the couple was targeted remain unknown.

If anyone knew Christian, Janiya, or their movements in Wilmington in the days before March 11, 2019, please share information with investigators.