How investigators tracked the Wilmington Hospital shooting suspect to Philadelphia - 6abc Philadelphia

Published
June 17, 2026
Location
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington Hospital
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Incident type
Shooting, Workplace

Summary

Shooting Wilmington Delaware in Wilmington, Delaware: A 23‐year‐old hospital employee, John Wallace‐Bey, shot two coworkers inside Wilmington Hospital on Tuesday, killing one and critically wounding the other. He was arrested several hours later in Philadelphia’s Olney neighborhood after investigators tracked him via license‐plate technology.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Unnamed hospital employee Unknown Fatal
John Wallace-Bey Unknown Unknown

Original reporting

How investigators tracked the Wilmington Hospital shooting suspect to Philadelphia - 6abc Philadelphia

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