MAGNOLIA - Delaware State Police have arrested four juveniles after a Monday afternoon shooting, spokesperson Sgt. India Sturgis said.
Authorities said that at approximately 12:03 p.m., troopers responded to Cherry Drive in Magnolia for a reported shooting. When troopers arrived on the scene, they discovered that two occupied residences and a vehicle occupied by a 19-year-old man from Magnolia had been struck by gunfire.
Troopers obtained a suspect vehicle description and began patrolling the area, Sgt. Sturgis said. A short time later, the suspect vehicle was observed in the parking lot of a grocery store.
Troopers attempted to contact the occupants of the suspect vehicle, but the occupants resisted and fled on foot. A short foot pursuit ensued, and all four suspects were apprehended without further incident, police said.
Two firearms, along with ammunition, were recovered. The suspect vehicle was later determined to be a previously reported stolen vehicle out of Dover Police Department’s jurisdiction.
No one was injured during the shooting.
The juvenile suspects were transported to Troop 3.
A 16-year-old Felton male was charged with first-degree attempted murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a deadly firearm or ammunition by person under 21 (two counts), first-degree reckless endanger (seven counts), receiving stolen property value over $1,500, second-degree conspiracy, and resisting arrest.
A 15-year-old Dover male was charged with first-degree attempted murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of deadly firearm or ammunition by person under 21 (two counts), first-degree reckless endanger (seven counts), receiving stolen property value over $1,500, second-degree conspiracy, and resisting arrest.
A 12-year-old Dover male was charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of deadly firearm or ammunition by person under 21 (two counts), first-degree reckless endanger (seven counts), receiving stolen property value over $1,500, second-degree conspiracy, and resisting arrest.
A 14-year-old Felton male was charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of deadly firearm or ammunition by person under 21, first-degree reckless endanger (seven counts), receiving stolen property value over $1,500, second-degree conspiracy, and resisting arrest.
The older two males were arraigned at the Justice of the Peace Court 7 and committed to the Stevenson House Detention Center on a $117,000 cash bail.
The younger two males were also arraigned at the Justice of the Peace Court 7 and committed to the Stevenson House Detention Center on a $67,000 cash bail.
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