William Chuton Beltran Jr., 53, was fatally shot in Wilmington, Delaware, on October 14, 2015. Police responded to reports of gunfire shortly after 4:00 p.m. near 4th and Monroe streets and found Beltran in a parking lot in the 300 block of Monroe Street with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He was taken to Christiana Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators recovered more than a dozen spent shell casings in the 400 block of North Monroe Street, indicating numerous rounds were fired. No reliable reporting establishes any subsequent charges tied to the detentions.

Beltran, remembered by family as funny and caring and nicknamed Chuton, was survived by his father William Beltran Sr., stepmother Paula Beltran, the mother of his children Carmen Ortiz, four children, six grandchildren, a sister Janet, and other relatives. His death remains an unresolved Wilmington homicide and the Cold Case Unit continues to seek information.

If anyone knew William or has information about what happened that afternoon, please contact Wilmington police.