LAUREL, DE – The Delaware State Police arrested two men who had committed a murder of a man in his driveway in Laurel. The men were captured by police after checking in to Beebe Medical Center.
According to police, on April 7th at approximately 12:24 a.m., troopers responded to the 18000 block of Laurel Road in Laurel, DE, for a report of a shooting. Responding troopers located the victim, a 49-year-old Laurel man, in the driveway suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper torso.
“The ensuing investigation revealed that two subjects had been involved in an altercation with the victim at this residence. During the encounter, the suspects robbed and shot the victim. The suspects then ordered an acquaintance of the victim at gunpoint to drive them away from the scene,” the Delaware State Police said in a statement.
The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. Identification is pending notification to the next of kin.
DSP reported, through investigative measures, it was determined that the two suspects involved in this incident were 18-year-old Josiah Garrison of Denton, MD and 21-year-old Ramon Duker of Millsboro, DE. On April 7th, 2022 at approximately 2:20 p.m., Garrison traveled to Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, DE seeking treatment for an injury. Garrison was accompanied by Duker at the hospital.
Troopers responded to Beebe Medical Center and took both suspects into custody.