Quinton Turner, a 39-year-old Black/African American male from Wilmington, Delaware, was killed on the night of November 28, 2023, inside a residence in the 200 block of West 20th Street. Police were called to the home around 9:06 p.m., where they found Turner suffering from gunshot wounds. The shooting had unfolded indoors, turning the residence into the center of a homicide investigation.
Turner did not survive his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Turner was also identified in obituary information as Quinton LaMar Turner, born September 25, 1984. Family and friends knew him as “Q” or “Curly.” He had attended Wilmington public schools and worked various jobs over the course of his life. His death came suddenly and violently, leaving investigators to piece together what happened inside the West 20th Street home that evening.
The investigation led Wilmington police to identify Andra Manuel as the suspect. Authorities said Manuel shot and killed Turner at the residence and then fled after the shooting. Weeks later, on January 8, 2024, Manuel was arrested in Owings Mills, Maryland. After his arrest, he was extradited back to Delaware to face charges connected to Turner's death. Following his arraignment, Manuel was held at the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a cash-only bail reported at $3,370,000.
The case eventually moved through Superior Court. On April 17, 2026, a jury found Andra Manuel, then 50, guilty on all charges tied to Turner's killing. Those convictions included Murder First Degree, Felony Murder First Degree, Robbery First Degree, and three counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony. In addition to the jury's verdict, a Superior Court judge found Manuel guilty on a separate charge of Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited.
By the time of the conviction, the case had developed from a late-night homicide call into a murder and robbery prosecution. Prosecutors said Manuel's actions began with the fatal shooting of Turner inside the Wilmington home, continued with his flight from Delaware, and ended with his capture in Maryland and return to face trial. As of the reports announcing the guilty verdict, a sentencing date for Manuel had not yet been set.
