Reason First: Twins Gunned Down on the Same Block Years Apart

Zaire Davis-Shelton and Zion Davis-Shelton had more in common than just being twin brothers. They each were shot and killed on the same street just a few years apart. Why? This is no “blame-the-victim” session. This is the time to assess how two Wilmingtonians fell because of…what? There must’ve been bad blood between them and some other factor, allegedly.

Or maybe this is a case of a random act of force following a brother’s slaying. It’s not clear, however. It is just another example of how Wilmington, Delaware can be described as Killmington, Hellaware. Ever since Newsweek declared Wilmington as “Murder Town, USA” over a decade ago, the crime rates have alternately spiked and subsided over time.

These deceased brothers shot just three years and change from one another should be investigated to the fullest. This case might be the bellwether for breaking cold cases from other murders.

If it is true that they had been involved in underhanded dealings, then it should be said that the city should clamp down not on drug sales but roving gangs who target their enemies.

There ought to be a maximization of opportunities for youth. The elimination of the minimum wage is still a much needed implementation that should go into effect. With it, youths would be able to enter the workforce and develop skills that would lead to more chances to advance.

The twins are symbolic, sadly. In the city that is in the shadow of another town that is known for rough streets, Philadelphia, there exist too many examples of men, women, and children struck down by rounds.

With the case cold for Zaire, his brother’s looks to be just as chilly. What the mayor should focus on is the complete legalization of all drugs. Once these laws are put into place, it ought to help decrease actual crimes and allow people to transact funds for goods.

When it comes to police being on the cases, they should be aided by confidential informants. The idea of “snitches get riches” ought to be a rallying cry to encourage anyone who has information to tell the cops the truth about what they saw and or heard.

Everything that happened in the lives of these twins may have been something nefarious. There is not enough data to be certain. At the same time, however, with investigators in search of clues for both murders, it is possible to see how professionals become machines operating on the wheels of justice.

To address these issues, there needs to be community leaders, policymakers, and officials who can ascertain exactly what is going on in these Wilmington streets. Once they show the reasons for these shootings and killings, they might be able to glean the backgrounds behind other cases and possibly solve them as well.

With Zaire and Zion, they represent a total neighborhood of challenges. In the “Place to be Somebody,” they never understood the fullness of being an adult. The songwriter wrote, “We wasn’t supposed to make it past twenty-five.”Neither twin even experienced twenty-three. That’s how sad all of this really is. Question marks pop up with the greatest intensity. Why did the twins fall on the exact same block? What connections did they have? What did they sow in the streets to warrant such grisly endings?

If anything positive should come from this it is the maximization of opportunity with positions in the neighborhood, the legalization of drugs, and a snitching campaign, there might be a decrease or even an elimination of violent crimes. The twins ought to serve as once living and breathing individuals who deserved much more than what they received…allegedly.