Incident Number: 50-26-26258
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 29th, 2026 at 6:30 P.M.
Location: 200 Block of Pebble Valley Drive, Dover, DE
Contact: Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Lieutenant Mark Hoffman Email: Mark.Hoffman@cj.state.de.us
Narrative:
The Dover Police Department has arrested two juvenile males in connection with the shots fired incident that occurred on July 29, 2026, in the 200 block of Pebble Valley Drive.
Following an extensive investigation, detectives reviewed surveillance video from the Brandywine Court Apartments on Par Haven Drive. The video captured two juvenile Black males exiting a building within the apartment complex approximately four minutes before the shooting while appearing to conceal objects in their waistbands as they walked toward a nearby trail to a retention pond where shell casings were later recovered. Approximately four minutes later, the juveniles were observed quickly returning from the trail and re-entering the same building shortly after the shooting occurred.
Through investigative efforts, detectives identified the 17-year-old male and 16-year-old male suspects.
On July 30, 2026, both were arrested and charged without incident for the shooting.
Both juveniles were charged with the following offenses and are housed at the Stevenson House Detention Center:
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
- Reckless Endangering First Degree
- Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited Under 21
- Possession of Ammunition by a Person Prohibited Under 21
- Conspiracy Second Degree
- Criminal Mischief
The investigation determined that multiple rounds were fired from the area of the nearby retention pond, striking the residence. One round traveled through the front window and through the interior of the home before lodging in a rear wall. Another round was recovered inside the residence. At the time of the incident, a 40-year-old male was inside the residence and was not injured.
This remains an active investigation. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Dover Police Department at (302) 736-7111. Anonymous tips may also be provided to Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.