Dewayne Luther Barfield Jr., an 18-year-old African American man and reported Newark resident, was shot multiple times and died after being found critically wounded in the Sparrow Run Townhouses community near Bear, Delaware, on June 30, 2014. Officers were dispatched at approximately 10:09 p.m. to the unit block of Heron Court after reports of gunfire; Barfield was discovered on the ground with multiple upper-torso gunshot wounds and was taken to Christiana Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

About three weeks later police arrested 15-year-old Michael Walley at his home in Newark; Walley was indicted and charged with first-degree murder, weapons offenses, and a drug-related charge. Reporting confirms the arrest and charges but does not provide a final court outcome.

If anyone knew Dewayne, his movements that evening, or has information relevant to the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.