Incident

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9-30-2024 Delaware Dover 2-1

Location

September 30, 2024

50 block of S Governors Ave
Dover, Delaware

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Barry Best
Age: 50
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type:

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Alexander Singletary
Age: 21
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)

Notes

Vic shot in upper body, died at the hospital; Jaylan Koroma, 18, arrested for charges unrelated to the homicide

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2024/10/01/man-fatally-gunned-down-monday-afternoon-in-delawares-capital-dover-shooting/75467632007/

URL: https://doverpolice.org/2024/10/01/dover-police-investigate-south-governors-ave-homicide/

URL: https://doverpolice.org/2024/10/03/arrest-made-in-governors-ave-homicide-victim-identified/

District

Congressional District: 0
State Senate District: 17
State House District: 31