Police arrest third suspect in April murder of Laurel teen

LAUREL, Del. – Delaware State Police say a third suspect has been arrested in connection to the April 14th murder of 18-year-old Corey Mumford.

Detectives identified 21-year-old Shyheem Latham-Purnell as the third suspect involved in the homicide, and on Monday, members of the Maryland Marshals Task Force located Latham-Purnell at a residence in Salisbury, Maryland. He is currently incarcerated in Maryland and will be extradited back to Delaware, where he will be charged with first degree murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, and first degree conspiracy.

Jhalir Henry was arrested on April 21st, while Donregus Holland was arrested on May 18th. Both were arrested in Maryland.

Our original story on Mumford’s murder can be found here.