Kirk Durrell Flowers Jr, a 31-year-old Black man, was killed in gunfire that erupted during a large Fourth of July gathering near Rosegate Park in the Rosegate area of New Castle County, Delaware. Police said three adult men with gunshot wounds were taken to a local hospital; two survived but Flowers succumbed to his injuries. Authorities publicly identified him as Kirk Flowers on July 6, 2020; reports note the shooting occurred on July 4 with obituary information listing his date of death as July 5.

New Castle County detectives treated the incident as a homicide and described the killing as a senseless loss of life, saying they were working to identify the suspect or suspects and asking the community for help. If anyone knew Kirk, saw the gathering at Rosegate Park, or has information that could help investigators, please contact the New Castle County Police Department or Crime Stoppers.