Morgan Dixon was 26 when she was killed in Wilmington on the afternoon of May 23, 2018. Driving through the Riverside neighborhood shortly before 4:30 p.m., she was struck in the torso while behind the wheel in the area of the 2700 and 2800 blocks of North Claymont Street. After being wounded her vehicle continued before crashing into a house or other structure; officers found her unresponsive and paramedics transported her to Christiana Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Police recovered spent shell casings near East 29th Street and searched surrounding blocks to establish where the shooting began and whether shooters moved through the neighborhood. Witnesses reported rapid, repeated volleys of shots. Investigators said they did not believe Dixon was the intended target. Friends remembered her as independent, ambitious and running a hair-extension business known as Barbie Extensions, just as her career was gaining momentum.

If anyone saw the shooting or has information about who fired those shots or who may have been targeted, please come forward.