UPDATE: One woman dead, another injured in Selbyville shooting
UPDATE: Police have identified the victim in this homicide as 21-year-old Abriana Ingram of Milford.
The incident remains under investigation.
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SELBYVILLE, Del. – One woman is dead and another was injured after they were shot in the parking lot of a strip mall Saturday night in Selbyville.
According to the Delaware State Police Department, the incident occurred on Saturday, Oct. 28, around 11:56 p.m., when troopers were called to respond to reports of a shooting in the parking lot of a strip mall on Dupont Boulevard in Selbyville.
Troopers arrived and spotted several vehicles fleeing the scene and located numerous shell casings in the parking lot.
Shortly thereafter, police say troopers received reports of a 21-year-old woman from Milford suffering from a gunshot wound at a nearby hospital, where she was ultimately pronounced dead. Her identity is being withheld until her family and relatives are notified.
A second victim, a 30-year-old woman from Seaford, was also taken by a private vehicle to a nearby hospital, where she was treated and released for a gunshot wound to her upper extremity.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a Halloween party took place at a business within the strip mall. At some point during the party, a fight broke out and the party goers were asked to disperse.
The fight continued in the parking lot, according to police, at which point an unknown suspect pulled out a handgun and began shooting. The two victims were not involved in the altercation.
The 21-year-old victim was reportedly trying to get to her car when she was struck by gunfire in the upper torso. The 30-year-old victim was seated in her car in the parking lot when she was struck by gunfire.
Following the shooting, the crowd dispersed, and the unknown suspect fled the area in an unknown direction.
The Homicide Unit is still actively investigating this incident. Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding this case to contact Detective A. Bluto by calling 302-741-2859 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
