Lewes man arrested in connection to New Year’s Day shooting incident

BEAR, Del. – A Lewes man is behind bars following a shooting that took place earlier this month in Bear.

We’re told at around 2:45 p.m. on January 1st, troopers responded to Christiana Hospital for a 45-year-old male victim who drove himself to the Emergency Room after being shot in the upper extremity at the Express Food Mart located at 703 Pulaski Highway. It was learned through investigation that a suspect carrying a handgun approached the victim while he was inside his vehicle and fired one round, subsequently hitting him.

Further investigation led police to identify the suspect as 40-year-old Michael Ruduszewski of Lewes. Warrants were obtained for his arrest, and he was located while leaving a Newark residence on Tuesday. A search warrant was executed at the residence, which led to the recovery of a Glock handgun that was reported stolen out of Pennsylvania.

Ruduszewski was charged with second degree assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was held at the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $30,000 secured bond.