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Building struck by gunfire in Laurel

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LAUREL — Delaware State Police are investigating a shots fired incident that damaged a commercial business in Laurel.

On Tuesday, at approximately 7:36 a.m., employees of Todd’s Income Tax at 11516 Commercial Lane arrived at work to discover the building had been damaged by gunshots, police said. Troopers investigating the incident discovered several shell casings on Commercial Lane and three bullet holes in the building.

The incident occurred after the business closed at approximately 5 p.m. on Monday and before employees returned to work Tuesday morning. There was no one in the building when the incident occurred.

The case is under investigation by the DSP Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit. Police asked anyone with information to call Det. Donald Hickman at 302-752-3856. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or online.

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