Stock photo — not the actual jail.

Stock photo — not the actual jail.

Wilmington Police arrested an 18-year-old in a New Year's Eve shooting that killed a 40-year-old man.

On December 31, 2025, at 7:52 p.m. officers found Marcus Foster, 40, shot in the 600 block of West 6th Street; he died at the hospital. Chester, Pa. police then detained an 18-year-old from the crashed suspect vehicle and recovered a .45 caliber handgun.

Detective Joseph Wicks got warrants in January; a grand jury indicted him in February; he was extradited from Chester on October 23.

Charges: two counts of first-degree murder, including felony murder; possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (two counts); first-degree robbery; carrying a concealed deadly weapon; leaving the scene of an accident. Bail: $1,311,000 cash-only, Howard R. Young Correctional Institution. The release did not name him. All charges are allegations.

(Source: Wilmington Police Department, October 28, 2026.)
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.

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