On the afternoon of May 17, 2024, 16-year-old Darell S. McCurry was fatally shot on the 100 block of Lafayette Avenue in Collingdale, Pennsylvania. The shooting occurred about 4:15 p.m.; Darell suffered a gunshot wound to his torso and was taken to Crozer-Chester Medical Center, where he died. Another teenager was wounded with a gunshot to the foot.

Family described Darell as playful, passionate about dancing, and devoted to his relatives. His cousin Anton Moore, an anti-gun violence advocate, recalled a recent happy trip with Darell to the LeBron James Museum in Akron, Ohio. Collingdale residents reacted with sorrow and outrage as the police opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for tips. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the investigation remains active.

If anyone has information that could help identify who was responsible, please share it with the Collingdale Police Department.