Officials release body-camera footage from June 24 Wilmington officer-involved shooting
The Delaware Department of Justice, the City of Wilmington and the Wilmington Police Department released body-worn-camera footage July 16 related to a June 24, 2026 officer-involved shooting involving Kadir Skinner near 24th and Carter streets in Wilmington.
The joint release also concerned related information about the incident. It identifies the shooting as an officer-involved shooting and publicly identifies Skinner in connection with the matter, but the available source does not provide a detailed account of the events that led to the shooting.
What the agencies released
The footage release was issued by the state Justice Department, the city government and the Wilmington Police Department. The identified location is near the intersection of 24th and Carter streets, placing the incident in a specific Wilmington neighborhood rather than describing it only as a citywide police matter.
The announcement establishes two separate dates: the shooting occurred June 24, and officials released the footage July 16. The release is an official disclosure of material connected to the incident; it is not, on the information provided, a final public finding about the circumstances of the shooting.
Officials’ decision to release body-worn-camera footage puts official video material and related information into public view in a matter involving police use of force. The release is significant as a public-safety and police-accountability development because it concerns an officer-involved shooting in Wilmington.
Limits of the available information
The approved source material does not provide the full sequence of events, including what occurred before or during the shooting. It also does not state final investigative findings. Readers should not infer from the footage release alone that the shooting was justified or unjustified.
Likewise, the available material does not establish that any officer violated department policy, and it does not establish that Skinner committed a crime. No allegation, charge, court case, conviction or discipline should be assumed from the agencies’ announcement.
The source packet does not establish whether criminal charges or disciplinary action have been announced. It also identifies no court date, investigative deadline or other scheduled next proceeding. Any later determination would require an official investigative finding, court record or subsequent agency announcement.
What is known
What is verified in the release is limited but specific: the Delaware Department of Justice, City of Wilmington and Wilmington Police Department jointly disclosed body-worn-camera footage concerning the June 24 shooting involving Skinner near 24th and Carter streets. The release provides a public record of official material while leaving key questions unresolved in the information currently available.
Sources
- AG Jennings, Mayor Carney and Chief Campos release body-worn camera footage, Delaware Department of Justice / City of Wilmington / Wilmington Police Department
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