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Dametrius (Meat) Louis Benson

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Jan 24, 2019

Victim Details

Dametrius Benson

Male

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2019-01-24

17

Dametrius (Meat)

Louis Benson

08/05/2026

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Dametrius Benson, a 17-year-old Black/African American male from Wilmington, Delaware, was fatally shot on the evening of January 24, 2019. At approximately 6:36 p.m., New Castle County police officers were dispatched to Jacqueline Drive in the Brandywine Apartments community after gunfire was reported. Benson, who lived in the 200 block of Eighth Avenue, was found unresponsive with an apparent gunshot wound.

Officers immediately began life-saving measures while emergency medical personn ...
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