Wilmington Police have announced the arrest of a man in connection with a 2020 fatal shooting following a lengthy investigation by multiple divisions within the department.
Officers were first called to East 23rd and North Pine Streets on October 25, 2020, at approximately 4:13 p.m., after reports of gunfire in the area. Responding members of the Uniformed Services Division located 24-year-old Raquan Davis suffering from gunshot wounds. Davis was transported to the hospital in critical condition, where he later died. The initial investigation was led by Detective Sergeant Steven Bender of the Criminal Investigations Division.
In 2025, the Wilmington Police Cold Case Unit—comprised of Detective Kevin Nolan, Detective Devon Jones, and Cold Case Investigator Steven Rizzo, reopened the case and identified 30-year-old Desmin Walker as a suspect. The unit’s continued investigation culminated in the presentation of the case to a New Castle County Grand Jury on September 29, resulting in an indictment against Walker…