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Delaware Hospital Shooting

Police are searching for a gunman after a fatal shooting at a Wilmington hospital.

June 16, 2026 · Updated Jun 16, 8:38pm ET

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What happened

Police are searching for a gunman who shot two people inside ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, killing one person and injuring another. Wilmington Police Chief Wilfredo Campos said officers found two gunshot victims after responding to the hospital on the 500 block of West 14th Street, but the shooter had fled and remained at large. Authorities withheld the victims’ identities and limited details about the surviving victim’s condition as they worked to identify and locate the suspect. The shooting prompted a large police response and a temporary lockdown at the hospital campus.