The 35-Year-Old Homicide Victim was driven to a nearby EMS station where he was transferred to an ambulance and taken to a local hospital where he died.
NEWARK (DE) | BY DIGITAL NEWS STAFF: New Castle County Police are investigating a homicide in the Christiana Village Townhomes near Newark early Tuesday morning according to a news release.
According to police, officers from the Patrol Division was dispatched to the 1200 block of Flanders Way around 12:45. It’s not known what the nature of the call was that prompted the officers response to the wrong location but When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered that the 35-year-old, male victim had been transported to a local EMS station by private vehicle.
At the EMS station, police say the victim was relayed by ambulance to a local area hospital. At the hospital, the victim was treated for a gunshot wound to the torso and succumbed to his wounds.
Detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police Criminal Investigations Unit arrived at the scene and assumed the investigation.
Police didn’t speculate on any motive or suspects and said the investigation was active. Police also said that Colonel Vaughn M. Bond Jr. is requesting that anyone with information to come forward.
Anyone with information and/or video pertaining to this investigation is asked to contact Det. DiNardo at 302-395-8110 or by e-mail at David.DiNardo@newcastlede.gov or by calling the New Castle County Division of Police non-emergency number at 302-573-2800.
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