Brinley Ann Edwards was 4 years old when she was killed inside her family home in the Prices Corner area near Wilmington, Delaware. On the evening of July 9, 2018, Delaware State Police responded to the 2700 block of Ferris Road and found five members of the Edwards family dead from gunshot wounds. Brinley was located on the second floor with her mother, Julie Edwards, and her brothers, Jacob and Paxton; her father, Matthew Edwards, was also found dead inside the house.

Investigators determined Matthew Edwards shot and killed his wife and all three children before turning the gun on himself. The Delaware Division of Forensic Science performed autopsies and officials classified the deaths as a murder-suicide by gunshot. No other person was identified as participating or sought in connection with the deaths, and there were no arrests or criminal charges because the identified suspect died at the scene. Public reports did not establish a motive for the killings.