Troopers located a 30-year-old woman with a gunshot wound police said, and discovered two vehicles had been struck by gunfire.
DOVER, DE (DNTV): Delaware State Police say they have arrested five people Sunday who they say were involved in a shooting that occurred at a Dover soccer field that injured one person.
Arrested were 22-year-old Sabre Bratcher of Dover, Delaware, 20-year-old Jason Cruz of Felton, Delaware, 19-year-old Taron Marsh of Dover, Delaware, a 17-year-old male of Dover, Delaware, and a 16-year-old male of Dover, Delaware.
According to police, on July 2, 2023, at approximately 6:35 p.m., troopers responded to a report of a shooting at a large party that occurred at the soccer field located at the 200 block of Lewis Drive in Dover.
Troopers located a 30-year-old woman with a gunshot wound police said, and discovered two vehicles had been struck by gunfire. One of the vehicles was occupied by a 30-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man, neither of whom was struck or injured by gunfire. The second car was unoccupied.
The woman was transported by EMS to an area hospital for her injury and is in stable condition., police said.
During the investigation, witnesses reported multiple suspects were shooting at each other, and one of the suspects fled in a silver 2007 Mercury Milan.
The suspects didn’t get far and around 9:50 p.m., patrol officers from Dover Police Department saw and stopped the Milan, and all five occupants of the vehicle were detained, police said. Troopers searched the vehicle and found two concealed handguns, and additional ammunition.
Sabre Bratcher: Assault First Degree (Felony), Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony), Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon (Felony), Reckless Endangering First Degree (Felony) – 2 counts, Conspiracy Second Degree (Felony), and Criminal Mischief Under $1000.
Bratcher was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to Delores J. Baylor Womens Correctional Institution on $61,500 cash bond.
Jason Cruz: Assault First Degree (Felony), Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony), Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (Felony), Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon (Felony), Reckless Endangering First Degree (Felony) – 2 counts, Conspiracy Second Degree (Felony), and Criminal Mischief Under $1000.
Cruz was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $134,000 cash bond.
Taron Marsh: Assault First Degree (Felony), Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony), Possession of a Firearm by Person Under 21 (Felony), Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon (Felony), Reckless Endangering First Degree (Felony) – 2 counts, Conspiracy Second Degree (Felony), and Criminal Mischief Under $1000.
Marsh was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $126,500 cash bond.
