UPDATE: Two arrested in connection with Dover shooting incident
UPDATE: The Dover Police Department has arrested two men in connection with a shooting that damaged a residence in late September.
Police arrested a first suspect shortly after the shooting that occurred on Sept. 26. On Sept. 28, officers took a 20-year-old from Wilmington into custody during a coordinated operation involving multiple agencies. He was arraigned and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $67,000 cash bond after being charged with two counts of possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, three counts of first degree reckless endangering, second degree conspiracy, and related firearm charges.
A second suspect, a 19-year-old male, was taken into custody on Nov. 2 by Wilmington police. He was arraigned and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $105,000 cash bail on similar charges.
Police say all suspects in this incident have been taken into custody at this time.
DISCLAIMER: Due to the passage of House Bill 59 in Delaware, law enforcement agencies in Delaware are prohibited from releasing the names and mugshots of arrested individuals, unless they are charged with a felony and deemed a threat to public safety. As such, the individual cited in this article has not been identified to public media outlets.
DOVER, Del. – The Dover Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Saturday afternoon on the Unit Block of South Governors Avenue.
At 1:45 p.m. on Sept. 26, officers responded to the area for a report of shots fired. A preliminary investigation determined that two male suspects exited a silver sedan and fired several rounds toward two individuals standing on a porch. As a result, a residence was struck by gunfire.
A 59-year-old man was sleeping inside near where the bullet struck. Both suspects fled on foot.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Dover Police Department at 302-736-7111.
This article was originally published on Sept. 28 at 11:57 a.m.
