Why Should Delaware Care?The debate in Delaware over how to investigate incidents of police violence has been reignited following the fatal shooting of Kadir Skinner. For decades, Delaware police have been granted a broad deference around use-of-force actions. Today, calls for changes are growing.
Following the fatal shooting of Kadir Skinner in Wilmington, Democratic state lawmakers in Delaware have advocated for several new police reform measures, include timelines for the public release of body camera footage and new statewide standards for investigating officer-involved shootings.
The proposals follow weeks of public outrage and demonstrations after the shooting of Skinner by a Wilmington Police officer. The response intensified in recent days following the release of body camera footage Thursday showing an officer shooting Skinner as he was running away…