Kaleb Blumberg, 17, was shot on the evening of October 8, 2025, in Wilmington’s East Side near 6th and North Pine Streets. Officers arrived about 5:07 p.m. and found two teenage boys struck by gunfire; 16-year-old Nathan Lopez of Newark died at the scene and Kaleb was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Kaleb succumbed to his injuries on October 11, three days after the shooting.

Detectives from the Wilmington Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division developed a suspect within days. On October 13 the matter was presented to a New Castle County Grand Jury, which returned an indictment against a 16-year-old male; he was taken into custody on October 14 and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, gun and disguise-related felony counts, and one count of possession of a firearm by a person prohibited. He was ordered held on $2,030,000 cash-only bail.

The shooting drew citywide attention amid a spate of youth violence, and memorials and funeral notices recorded Kaleb’s injury on October 8 and his death on October 11 as Newark family and friends gathered support. If anyone knew Kaleb, Nathan, or saw activity near 6th and North Pine on October 8, please come forward with information.