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Raquis Q Deburnure

Case from Wilmington, DE dated May 31, 2018

Victim Details

Raquis Deburnure

Male

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2018-05-31

16

Raquis

Q Deburnure

08/05/2026

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Raquis Q. Deburnure was a 16-year-old Black male whose life ended in a burst of gunfire in Wilmington, Delaware, on May 31, 2018. Police responded to the unit block of East 23rd Street and found Raquis suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He had been struck in the arm, leg, and head. Emergency personnel rushed him to Christiana Hospital, but his injuries were too severe, and he died shortly after arriving. His killing became Wilmington's eighth gun homicide of 2018.

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  • Raquis Deburnure, age 16 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • 16-year-old boy shot in Wilmington on Thursday dies
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