(Newark, DE, 19702) Detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police are currently conducting a shooting investigation that occurred on Halloween in the community of Salem Woods – Newark. On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 7:54 p.m., patrol officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Alvin Drive in reference to a shooting.
Officers arrived at the scene and located three victims who sustained gunshot wounds. The victims were identified as a 16-year-old male, a 17-year-old male, and a 20-year-old female. Officers and assisting Troopers with the Delaware State Police immediately provided first aid and utilized tourniquets on the victims. All three victims were transported to Christiana Hospital Emergency Room.
This investigation is still active and anyone with information, surveillance video, or cell phone video related to this incident is asked to please contact the Criminal Investigations Unit or Detective Daryl Haines at (302) 395-8137 or by email at Daryl.Haines@newcastlede.gov. More information will be provided when it becomes available.
Tips can be forwarded to:
- New Castle County Division of Police non-emergency number at (302) 573-2800
- Criminal Investigations Unit at (302) 395-8110
- Facebook (IM) “New Castle County Police”
- Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333
- Submit a tip online at http://www.delawarecrimestoppers.com
Tips can be submitted anonymously.
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