Dover home, elementary school damaged by gunfire overnight

DOVER, Del. – Police are investigating after a home and elementary school were damaged by gunfire Friday morning.

At around 7:50 a.m., officers received a call that a home in the 700 block of North West Street had been damaged by gunfire. Officers arrived at the scene and found evidence consistent with the damage being caused by gunfire, and learned that the home was occupied at the time of the shooting. No one was injured.

It was further determined that at 1:10 a.m., Dover Police received a call for shots fired near the Hamlett Shopping Center, however no victims or crime scene were found at this time. Further investigation revealed that a window at Fairview Elementary School had been damaged by gunfire during this same incident. No students or staff were present at the school at the time of the shooting.

The school is not believed to be the intended target in this incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dover PD at 302-738-7130 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.