Officer Opens Fire On 19-year-old During Foot Chase

This PoliceActivity video shows body-camera footage released by the Delaware Department of Justice of a police shooting in Wilmington, Delaware, on June 24, 2026. Officers patrolling near 24th and Jessup streets believed they saw 19-year-old Kadir Skinner with a handgun and moved toward him, and he ran. The footage shows an officer firing during a brief foot pursuit, after which Skinner was handcuffed, taken to a police cruiser and transported to Wilmington Hospital, where he later died. The video also covers the family's account, which disputes the official claim that Skinner posed an immediate threat, and the family's $25 million claim against the City of Wilmington. The Department of Justice review and the Wilmington Police Department's internal investigation were still active at the time of the report.

• Body-camera footage from three responding officers released by the Delaware Department of Justice
• Officers approached 19-year-old Kadir Skinner near 24th and Jessup streets on June 24, 2026
• Family's attorneys dispute the official account that he posed an immediate threat
• Department of Justice and internal police investigations remain active

* (Disclaimer: The content in this video is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Wilmington, Delaware — On June 24, 2026, shortly after 11 p.m., Wilmington Police Officers were patrolling near the intersection of 24th and Jessup streets when they encountered a large gathering of people. According to investigators, officers believed they saw 19-year-old Kadir Skinner with a handgun and moved toward him, prompting him to run from the area. Body-camera footage released weeks later shows an officer leaving his patrol vehicle and sprinting after Skinner along a sidewalk. The recording begins without audio because of the camera's buffering feature, but sound activates moments before the officer fires several shots during the brief foot pursuit. Within seconds, Skinner falls to the ground as officers continue giving commands to drop a weapon while securing the scene. As officers approached the wounded teenager, Skinner repeatedly insisted he was unarmed and soon complained that he could not breathe. The officer who fired the shots told arriving officers that an object had been discarded, leading another officer to search the nearby grass before reporting that a firearm had been recovered. While officers handcuffed Skinner and requested emergency medical assistance, neighbors and family members rushed toward the scene, shouting for police to help him and questioning the officers' actions. The emotional confrontation intensified as bystanders were pushed back and officers worked to control the growing crowd before Skinner was eventually carried to a police cruiser and transported to Wilmington Hospital. Skinner later died from his injuries, and the shooting quickly became the focus of multiple investigations and public scrutiny. After the Delaware Department of Justice released body-camera footage from three responding officers, attorneys representing Skinner's family argued the videos conflict with the official account that he posed an immediate threat before the shooting, maintaining that the recordings do not clearly show him pointing a firearm at anyone. The family has since filed a $25 million claim against the City of Wilmington and is seeking criminal charges against the officer involved. Meanwhile, state officials say both the independent Department of Justice review and the Wilmington Police Department's internal investigation remain active, with a comprehensive report and the identities of the officers expected to be released after the investigations are completed. 🚨𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠. ⚠️𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑢𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡.⚠️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Special thanks to Shout-Out Supporters on Patreon: - 'DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse' - 'HauntSync.com