(Claymont, DE 19703) On Saturday, June 6, 2026, at approximately 4:17 p.m., officers from the New Castle County Division of Police responded to the 900 block of Peachtree Road in the Woodstream Garden Apartments community for a report of a shooting that had just occurred.

Upon arrival, officers located a male victim, identified as 21-year-old Amir Reynolds, in the roadway suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper body. Officers immediately began providing life-saving measures until Emergency Medical Services arrived. Reynolds was transported to a nearby hospital for further medical treatment; however, despite those efforts, he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.

Detectives from the Division’s Criminal Investigations Unit and Evidence Detection Unit have responded to the scene to assume the investigation. This remains an active and ongoing investigation, and Detectives are asking anyone with additional information to contact Detective Willis at (302) 395-8016, via email at Joshua.Willis@newcastlede.gov, or by calling the New Castle County Division of Police non-emergency number at (302) 573-2800.

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