Delson Silva

How they died

Deadly force

Police received a shots-fired call, then a report of an injured female and a man with a gun at about 8:30 p.m., police said. Responding officers found a woman who had been shot and wounded outside the residence. They positioned an armored other outside the home and attempted to communicate with Delson Silva, who was armed with a rifle. Silva allegedly pointed the rifle in the direction of officers, who shot and killed him.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Delson Silva, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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