LAUREL, DE – On Sunday night, the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit began investigating a fatal shooting in Laurel.
At approximately 9:35 p.m., the Laurel Police Department responded to a reported shooting on West Sixth Street. Officers found a 26-year-old female from Laurel dead at the scene inside a vehicle. A second victim, a 41-year-old man from Millsboro, was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries.
According to preliminary findings, an unidentified suspect or suspects fired multiple shots into a vehicle occupied by the two victims and a third person.
The incident occurred at the entrance to Little Creek Apartments. The victims then drove to West Sixth Street, where they were found by the Laurel Police Department.
The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit is actively investigating the case. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective A. Bluto at (302) 741-2859 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
