Dover Man Arrested for Fatal Stabbing at Planter’s Run Apartments

Jeff Jones

DOVER, DE – Police arrived on scene to a stabbing call inside the Planter’s Run apartment complex on Wednesday to find one victim suffering from serious stab wounds. The patient was transported to the hospital where he later died.

Today, police announced they have arrested 33-year-old Robert Webb-Asare of Dover and charged him with murder.

According to police, at approximately 4:10 a.m., troopers responded to the Planter’s Run apartment complex in Dover regarding a stabbing incident.

“Upon their arrival, troopers contacted the 33-year-old male victim in a vehicle in the parking lot who was suffering from stab wounds. The victim was transported from the scene to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased,” police reported. “The ensuing investigation revealed that the victim had been involved in a dispute in the parking lot with another subject, later identified as Robert Webb-Asare. During the confrontation, Webb-Asare produced a knife and stabbed the victim.”


Webb-Asare subsequently fled the scene into a residence prior to the arrival of police. Webb-Asare was later located by detectives and taken into custody without incident.

Webb-Asare was transported to Troop 3 and charged with murder and a weapons possession charge.

Webb-Asare was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court # 2 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $1,060,000 cash bond.

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