Nyden Holmes, an 18-year-old Black/African American male, was killed in Wilmington, Delaware, on August 12, 2021, after gunfire broke out in the area of 4th and Harrison Streets in the city's Hilltop neighborhood. Wilmington police responded at about 1:20 p.m. and found Holmes suffering from gunshot wounds. He was still alive when officers reached him, and he was taken to a hospital, but he did not survive his injuries.
The shooting unfolded in the early afternoon on a Thursday, turning
an ordinary city block into the scene of a homicide investigation. Residents told a local news outlet that they heard several shots shortly before police arrived. Authorities later identified Holmes as the person who had been shot, and online memorial records also list him as having been lost to gun violence that same day in Wilmington.
Police treated the case as a fatal shooting investigation and asked the public for help. The Wilmington Police Department directed anyone with information to contact Detective Brian Conkey at 302-576-3660. The case was also reflected in gun violence tracking records as an incident in Wilmington on August 12, 2021, with Holmes listed as the person killed.
No publicly available online source located identified a suspect, announced an arrest, or reported charges, a trial, or a conviction in connection with Holmes' killing. The available reports described the investigation as ongoing at the time and did not name any person accused of shooting him.
