Dwayne (Wayne) Britt

Dwayne “Wayne” Britt was 24 when his life ended on September 13, 2019. Though public records about his early years and private life are limited in the sources available, the contours that do appear show a young man rooted in Wilmington whose friendships and place in the community mattered to those around him.

People who knew him used the familiar name Wayne and remembered him in personal tributes collected on memorial pages; classmates and acquaintances connected him to local schools in Wilmington. News reports from the time describe Wayne as one of two friends whose lives were taken that morning, and those accounts repeatedly note the shock felt in West Center City where neighbors and community members reacted to the loss.

Beyond the immediate facts reported publicly, family members, friends, and online memorials reflect grief, affection, and remembrances that point to Wayne’s relationships — the ordinary but deep ties of cousins, longtime friends, and schoolmates who called him by nickname and shared small memories. These reflections, while not formal obituaries, show that he held a place in the lives of people who loved him.

Wayne’s death became part of a larger moment of sorrow in Wilmington, where community vigils and calls for peace followed a string of shootings that year. Even as investigators worked to understand what happened that day, those who knew Dwayne honored him by lighting candles, posting memories, and asking that his life be remembered not only for how it ended but for who he was to family and friends.

Because there is no publicly posted, family-authorized obituary matching the exact date of death in the authoritative funeral-home or newspaper records found during this search, this remembrance focuses on the human details available in reliable public sources and the way Wayne’s life was reflected in the memories shared by those who knew him. He is remembered by name, by the people who loved him, and by a community that marked his passing with sorrow and remembrance.