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Richard R Butler Crosby

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Mar 25, 2017

Victim Details

Richard Crosby

Male

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2017-03-25

30

Richard

R Butler Crosby

08/06/2026

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Richard R.B. Crosby, a 30-year-old Black man, was killed on Saturday, March 25, 2017, during a midday shooting in downtown Wilmington, Delaware. At approximately 12:30 p.m., gunfire erupted in front of Libby's Restaurant, a popular establishment on Tatnall Street. Crosby was struck in the head, leaving him critically wounded on the sidewalk outside the restaurant as police officers and emergency medical personnel rushed to the scene.

Responding medics treated Crosby before transporting hi ...
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  • delawareonline: Man, 30, is 13th fatally shot in Wilmington this year
  • 6abc Philadelphia: Man shot, killed outside popular Wilmington restaurant
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