Dover Police Investigate Shots Fired in Capital Green Development

Incident #: 50-14-20537      Date/Time:  Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 at 11:57 PM

Location: Capital Green Housing Development (Area of East Water Street/New Castle Avenue), Dover, DE

Narrative:
The Dover Police Department is investigating a late night shooting in the Capital Green neighborhood.  The incident occurred Tuesday night at approximately 11:57 PM when numerous callers reported to the Dover 911 Center that they heard numerous shots fired.  Responding officers arrived on scene to find that the suspects had fled the area, but recovered a total of 31 shell casings in the area.  As of this release there has been no reported victims or damage to personal property.  Witnesses reported a tan or grey Dodge Charger or Challenger seen fleeing the area that was involved in the shooting incident.  Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Dover Police Department at 302-736-7111 or  call the Delaware Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-Tip-3333 or go online at www.tipsubmit.com.

Officer Releasing Information:  Cpl. Mark Hoffman, Public Information Officer