Shooting injures one in Georgetown, police investigating

GEORGETOWN, Del. – An investigation is underway following a reported shooting in Georgetown Sunday evening.

Just after 9 p.m., troopers responded to DuPont Boulevard (Route 113) and Hardscrabble Road for a report of an individual with a gunshot wound in the leg. Investigation revealed that a 22-year-old man and 25-year-old woman, both from Millsboro, were driving in the area of the 20000 block of Asketum Branch Road when a confrontation ensued between the man and individuals in another vehicle. During the altercation, an unknown suspect allegedly shot multiple rounds, hitting the man once in the leg.

All individuals then fled the area. The victim contacted a paramedic unit that was stopped at the intersection of Route 113 and Hardscrabble Road, at which point he was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening injury.

Troopers conducted a search of the crime scene, locating evidence in the roadway related to the shooting.

The incident remains under investigation, and police are asking anyone with information on this case to contact Detective Alan Bluto at 302-752-3864 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.