Police identify 19-year-old killed in Wilmington Hospital shooting

Published
June 22, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Wilmington, Delaware
ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital campus, 500 block of West 14th Street
Incident type
Shooting

Summary

Shooting Wilmington Delaware in Wilmington, Delaware: Ethan Hillman, 19, was shot and killed inside Wilmington Hospital (ChristianaCare campus) in Wilmington, Delaware, when 23-year-old John Wallace-Bey entered the campus and began shooting around 3:30 p.m. Another 19-year-old male was critically injured and remains hospitalized. Wallace-Bey, who sources say had been part of an internship program at the hospital and had just been let go, was arrested in Philadelphia later that day and charged with murder.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Ethan Hillman Unknown Fatal
John Wallace-Bey Unknown Unknown

Original reporting

Police identify 19-year-old killed in Wilmington Hospital shooting | FOX 29 Philadelphia

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