DELAWARE – A North Carolina man has been arrested in connection with a 2020 fatal shooting in Wilmington following an extensive investigation.
On October 25, 2020, at approximately 4:13 p.m., Wilmington Police responded to East 23rd and North Pine Streets for a report of a shooting. Officers located 24-year-old Raquan Davis, who was transported to a hospital in critical condition and later succumbed to his injuries.
The case, originally investigated by Detective Sgt. Steven Bender, was later reviewed by the Cold Case Unit, including Detective Kevin Nolan, Detective Devon Jones, and Cold Case Investigator Steven Rizzo. Their continued investigation led to the identification of 30-year-old Desmin Walker as a suspect.
On September 29, the case was presented to the New Castle County Grand Jury, which returned an indictment for Walker. He was arrested in Greensboro, NC, on October 14 and extradited to Delaware on October 30.
Walker is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, two counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person prohibited, and first-degree reckless endangering. He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $1,180,000 cash-only bail.
