Nadine T. Midgette, a 36-year-old Black woman, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of September 13, 2019, on Wilmington’s East Side. Police were dispatched around 12:28 a.m. to the 900 block of Bennett Street after reports of gunfire; officers found Midgette suffering from gunshot wounds and she was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Authorities publicly identified her several days later.

Reports did not specify what Midgette had been doing immediately before the shooting, whether she was specifically targeted, whether an argument, robbery, or other confrontation preceded the violence, how many shots were fired, whether witnesses saw a shooter, or whether a weapon or other physical evidence was recovered. The same morning saw a separate double homicide near Fifth and Monroe streets; police treated the two incidents as separate investigations.

A viewing and funeral at Congo Funeral Home’s North Chapel preceded burial at Silverbrook Cemetery on September 30. No credible public announcement has identified a suspect, and no arrest, charge, trial, or conviction has been reported; the case remains unsolved. Does anyone who knew Nadine or saw activity on Bennett Street that night have information to share?