UPDATE: 17-year-old killed, 8 others injured in Ellendale shooting
UPDATE: The Delaware State Police (DSP) continues to investigate a shooting in Ellendale that left a 17-year-old girl dead and injured eight others on Halloween.
Around 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, troopers responded to the 18000 block of Beach Highway for a reported shooting. Arriving troopers located multiple victims with gunshot wounds.
A 17-year-old female from Seaford, was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening gunshot injuries, where she died. Her name is being withheld until her family can be notified.
A 20-year-old male, also from Seaford, was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening gunshot injuries. Troopers say he is now in stable condition. Additionally, the seven following individuals were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening gunshot injuries:
- Two 17-year-old males from Selbyville
- A 19-year-old female from Ellendale
- A 20-year-old female and a 20-year-old male, both from Seaford
- A 20-year-old female from Greenwood
- A 22-year-old female from Laurel
Details of the shooting are limited at this time, but DSP’s preliminary investigation revealed that, during an outdoor party, an unknown suspect opened fire from a neighboring property into the crowd, striking the nine victims.
The DSP Homicide Unit is actively investigating this case. Detectives urge anyone who attended the party or has information relevant to the investigation to contact Detective B. McDerby at (302) 741-2821. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police(Opens in a new window.) or by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers(Opens in a new window.) at (800) 847-3333.
ELLENDALE, Del. – The Delaware State Police (DSP) are investigating multiple shootings that occurred on Halloween, including one in Ellendale.
Just before midnight on Oct. 31, DSP posted a message to their social media channels saying they were on the scene of a shooting incident in the area of North Old State Road and Beach Highway. The road was closed and the scene was declared as active, with a reported heavy police presence on the scene.
On Sunday morning, Governor Matt Meyer issued a statement condemning gun violence, referencing the aforementioned shooting in Ellendale, as well as a shooting in Newark on Main Street.
“No family should have to receive the call that someone they love has been shot. Today, people in Newark and Ellendale are facing pain and fear that no one should have to endure,” Meyer’s statement read, in part. “My heart is with those injured, their loved ones and every Delawarean who has been impacted by these tragedies.”
Governor Meyer confirmed that DSP was working alongside Newark Police to investigate the shooting that occurred near the University of Delaware campus, in addition to investigating the shooting in Ellendale.
No information about the Newark shooting has been publicly made available by DSP at this time, but information from the University of Delaware indicates that six individuals were shot and transported to local hospitals.
This article was originally published on Nov. 1 at 11:09 a.m.
