UPDATE: Homicide investigation underway following fatal shooting in Laurel

9/13 UPDATE: Police have identified the victim in this homicide as 26-year-old Taylor German.

The investigation is continuing.

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LAUREL, Del. – A homicide investigation is underway following a fatal shooting Sunday night in Laurel.

Just after 9:30 p.m., officers with the Laurel Police Department responded to a reported shooting on West Sixth Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 26-year-old Laurel woman sitting inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

A second victim, a 41-year-old Millsboro man, had also been shot and was taken to a nearby hospital for life-threatening injuries.

Preliminary investigation revealed that an unidentified suspect or suspects fired multiple shots into a vehicle occupied by the two victims and a third person while at the entrance to Little Creek Apartments. The victims then drove to West Sixth Street, where they contacted police and received medical attention.

This incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective A. Bluto at 302-741-2859 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.