(New Castle, DE 19720) Detectives with the New Castle County Division of Police are currently investigating a shooting that occurred in New Castle. On Monday, December 18, 2023 at 9:40 p.m., patrol officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Highland Boulevard for a shooting that just occurred. Officers arrived on the scene and located a 19-year-old male victim who had been shot multiple times in his lower body. Also struck by gunfire were multiple occupied residences and parked vehicles.
Following a thorough investigation, a 14-year-old male from New Castle was identified as a suspect and an arrest warrant was authored. The suspect was taken into custody by the Delaware State Police, Wilmington Police Department, and NCCPD on Thursday December 28, 2023 following a multi-state crime spree. He was charged with one felony count of assault in the first degree, one felony count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, one felony count of possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, and six felony count of reckless endangering in the first degree. He was arraigned by the Justice of the Peace Court 11 and held in lieu of $176,000 cash bail.
This remains an active investigation; more information will be provided when available. Anyone with information or cell phone/surveillance video related to this incident is asked to please get in touch with the New Castle County Division of Police Criminal Investigation Unit.
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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