A portion of I-95 in Wilmington, Delaware, was briefly closed Friday evening as protesters marched in response to the deadly police shooting of 19-year-old Kadir Skinner. A photo of Kadir Skinner Police said the protesters marched along I-95 near MLK Boulevard in Wilmington around 5:55 p.m. D elaware State police troopers closed I-95 as the group cleared the highway. I-95 was reopened a short time later. On June 24, 2026, shortly after 11 p.m., Wilmington police officers who were on patrol spotted a large crowd on 24th and Jessup streets in Wilmington, Delaware. The officers said they then spotted a man – who they later identified as 19-year-old Kadir Skinner – exit a home and point a gun at the crowd. The officers approached Skinner who fled on foot, according to investigators. Police said an officer “engaged with” Skinner and shot him at least once. The shooting of Kadir Skinner Delaware Jul 16 Officials release bodycam video of deadly Wilmington police shooting Delaware Jul 2 Attorneys, family of Kadir Skinner react to Wilmington Police video of shooting In the first of three body camera videos that were released by police in July, an officer chases after Skinner and appears to fire shots at him. The officer then repeatedly tells Skinner to drop the gun while Skinner replies by saying he’s unarmed. “I don’t got nothing,” Skinner tells the officer in the bodycam footage. As the officer handcuffs Skinner who lies on the ground, another officer is heard claiming that Skinner threw the gun. You can view all three body-worn camera videos below: (Warning: These videos are unedited and could be disturbing for some viewers) Prior to the release of the bodycam footage, NBC10 also obtained video from a witness that shows the immediate aftermath of the shooting. The witness video begins with Skinner lying in the street near 24th and Jessup streets after he was shot by the officer. “I don’t got nothing. I don’t got nothing,” Skinner can be heard saying in the video. As a crowd gathers around the scene, bystanders can be heard urging officers to check on Skinner’s condition. “He’s shot, why you on him like that? See if he’s OK,” one person yells. In the bodycam video, the officer who fired at Skinner asks him if he was hit. “I don’t know,” Skinner replies. Skinner then repeatedly says he can’t breathe as the officers hold him to the ground. His mother is also seen at the scene before police tell her to step back. “That’s her son, though. That’s her son,” a bystander says. The officer later confirms that Skinner was shot at least once. “We need medical,” the officer says. About five minutes into the video, the officer then says, “I just shot him.” Skinner was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries. Attorneys for Skinner’s family, including Ben Crump, Harry Daniels and Chance Lynch, claimed the video refuted the accusation from police that Skinner had aimed a gun at the crowd before the officer shot him. Lynch said the footage showed Skinner running from a neighborhood dog before the shooting. While police said they recovered a gun nearby, Lynch claimed the bodycam footage did not show a gun in Skinner’s possession. “Where was this crowd that he waved a gun?” Lynch asked during a press conference after the release of the footage. “Why didn’t they mention the pitbull? And when he was running away from the police officer, how was he a threat to that police officer?” In the third bodycam video, an officer is heard saying, “Firearm’s recovered,” as she walks towards a police vehicle. She then unloads a gun and places it inside the vehicle. Lynch also pointed to the amount of time that elapsed before Skinner was transported to the hospital from the scene. “Following the shooting, and once it was discovered that Skinner had been injured, a police officer on scene transported him to the hospital in an attempt to seek medical care,” police and Wilmington Mayor John Carney wrote in a release on July 1. In the video from the witness as well as the bodycam footage, Skinner remains on the ground for more than two and a half minutes before officers pick him up and carry him to a cruiser. During that time, people in the crowd can be heard yelling, “He’s dying! He’s dying! He’s dying!” Lynch argued the footage raises questions about officers’ response after the shooting. “What we saw in that video is we saw young Kadir Skinner fighting for his life. While he had already been shot, handcuffed with a knee on his back. This is what we see on the video, and the video footage does not lie,” Lynch said. NBC10 asked Wilmington police about their policy for providing medical aid to someone wounded in an officer-involved shooting. The department did not respond. Police have previously said communication about the case would be limited to official press releases. Officials have previously said two separate investigations are underway: One to determine whether a law was violated and another to determine whether department policy was violated. The Wilmington Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division and Office of Professional Standards are conducting one investigation, while the Delaware Department of Justice’s Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust is conducting the other. The officer who shot Skinner was placed on administrative leave, as is standard protocol following an officer-involved shooting. Attorneys for Skinner’s family announced that they’re filing a $25 million claim against the city of Wilmington and called for the officer who shot and killed Skinner to be fired. In addition to Friday’s protest, a rally for justice will be held in Wilmington, Delaware on Aug. 24, 2026, the two-month anniversary of Skinner’s death. It will begin at 7 p.m., and its location has yet to be announced. The rally for justice and healing will be organized in collaboration with Repairers of the Breach, a national social justice and advocacy nonprofit headquartered in North Carolina. In addition to the rally, leaders announced plans to organize a 21-day event of “prayer, protest, and political action” alongside Wilmington based pastors, rabbis, and imams. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. ...read more read less