Sussex Central student arrested following shooting at basketball game

GEORGETOWN, Del. – Delaware State Police say a 15-year-old student was arrested Tuesday night following a shooting at a basketball game.

Shortly before 9 p.m., troopers assigned to Sussex Central High School were on duty for a basketball game when they learned of gunfire in the vicinity. Troopers subsequently found multiple shell casings in the parking lot, but no injuries were reported.

Video surveillance footage led police to identify the suspect as a 15-year-old student at Sussex Central. Arrangements were made with the student’s parent for the student to turn themselves in to Delaware State Police. The teen complied and was charged with possession of a firearm in a safe school zone, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, possession of a deadly weapon by persons under 18, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, and wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony.

The student was held at the Stevenson House Detention Center on an $82,000 secured bond.