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Dover Police Investigate Shooting After Halloween Party 11-1-2014

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Incident #:
50-14-29524   Date/Time: November 1st, 2014, 12:22AM

Location:  Loockerman Street, just East of South State Street

Narrative:
A 22-year-old male was shot six times shortly after a Halloween party on Saturday morning.  The incident occurred after a Halloween party put on by students from Wesley College.  During the investigation, it was learned that a fight broke out among a group of party-goers.  As the party then dispersed, a group of people exchanged words which was followed by an unknown black male suspect, shooting towards a group of subjects, striking the 22-year-old male victim a total of six times.  The victim is currently being treated at Bayhealth Kent General Hospital for non-life threatening wounds and is stable condition.

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 http://www.tipsubmit.com.

Officer releasing this information:
Cpl. Mark Hoffman
Public Information Officer