Delaware State Police make arrest in early July shooting

DOVER, Del. – Police have arrested a suspect in connection to a shooting that took place earlier this month in Dover.

Just after 6:30 p.m. on July 2nd, troopers responded to a large party at the soccer field located at the 200 block of Lewis Drive for a reported shooting. A 30-year-old woman was found suffering from a gunshot wound, and police discovered that two vehicles had also been hit by gunfire.

Through investigation, detectives identified one of the involved suspects as 19-year-old Demetrice Hill, who was taken into custody at his residence on Thursday. He was charged with two counts of possession of a firearm by a person under 21 and carrying a concealed firearm and was held at SCI on a $45,000 cash bond.