One teen killed, another wounded in Ellendale shooting incident
A shooting incident in Ellendale left one teen dead and another wounded on Sunday, Delaware State Police said.
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One teen killed, another wounded in Ellendale shooting incident
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ELLENDALE — A shooting incident left one teen dead and another wounded on Sunday, Delaware State Police said.
Police said that at approximately 4:30 p.m., troopers responded to the 12000 block of Old North State Road, for a shooting.
When troopers arrived, police said, they learned that a 17-year-old female had been shot and taken to the Ellendale Fire Company. She was taken by ambulance to an area hospital, where she died, police said.
Police said the female’s name is being withheld until her family is notified.
A 19-year-old man later responded to an area hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg and was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a fight broke out between several people when an unknown suspect pulled a gun and fired shots into the crowd hitting the two victims, police said.
Investigation continues and police ask anyone with information to call Detective M. Csapo at 302-741-2729. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
The shooting incident was the second in eight days in Ellendale.
A 28-year-old man was shot to death at a residence Saturday, June 1, state police said.
According to police, at approximately 10:47 p.m., troopers were called to a residence on the 13000 block of South Old State Road for a report of a shooting.
When troopers arrived, they found Brian Halliday, 28, had been shot in the chest in the front yard.
Police began life-saving efforts but Mr. Halliday was later pronounced dead at an area hospital.
Police said preliminary investigation revealed that during an altercation, a female produced a gun and shot him in the chest. The suspect fled the scene, police said.
State police later arrested 26-year-old Tyja Best of Ellendale, and charged her with first-degree murder.
The suspect, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3 on the murder and weapons charges, was committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $1,060,000 cash bond.
