Delaware DOJ Secures Conviction in Campus Shooting

DOVER, Del. – The Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that two Dover men have been convicted for their involvement in a lethal shooting that occurred at Delaware State University last year.   

Nineteen-year-old Damien Hinson and 22-year-old Destry Jones pled guilty to a range of charges following their indictments for the death of 18-year-old Camay Mitchell DeSilva. On Sept. 22, Hinson plead guilty to charges including second degree murder, and was sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison. On Sept. 24, Jones plead guilty to charges including manslaughter, and will be sentenced on Dec. 4 following a pre-sentence investigation.

“Camay Mitchell DeSilva was, by all accounts, a bright, promising, and beloved young woman,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “I am deeply grateful to our DOJ staff and the Dover Police Department for their work in securing this conviction, and I hope that it offers her family the closure they so desperately deserve.”

On Apr. 21, 2024, Hinson and Jones engaged in an altercation with two individuals over money. During the course of the altercation, Jones provided Hinson with a firearm, which he used to fire seven shots at those they were arguing with. The shots missed their intended targets, instead striking and killing DeSilva. DeSilva had no connection to any of the men involved in the altercation.