Nycire Amaddie Mills, a 23-year-old Black man born July 23, 1994, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of August 9, 2017, on the 600 block of North Pine Street in Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington police were sent to the block at about 1:20 a.m. after the city’s ShotSpotter system detected gunfire and found Mills on the western sidewalk with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. He received emergency treatment at the scene and was taken to Christiana Hospital, where he died.

Police confirmed the gunfire originated on the same block where Mills was found but provided no details about what led to the shooting, whether he had been approached by someone he knew, or whether more than one person was involved. At the start of the investigation authorities said they had no suspect information to release; Detective Brian Conkey was assigned and police asked witnesses or anyone with information to contact the department or Delaware Crime Stoppers. No arrest or public identification of a suspect has been reported, and the homicide remained unresolved with no publicly established motive.

If anyone knew Nycire Mills, saw activity on North Pine Street that night, or has information that could help, please contact the Wilmington Police Department or Delaware Crime Stoppers.