Another dead as Delaware sees record number of shootings in 2020; 18 shot in last 6 days Isabel Hughes, Delaware News Journal
22-year-old killed in Middletown shooting Sunday morning
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A 36-year-old man died early Monday morning after being shot on Bristol Way near Wilton, marking the 307th person shot in Delaware this year, according to Delaware Online/The News Journal s shooting database.
The state has not recorded this many victims since at least 2017, which saw 282 people shot, 53 fatally, according to the database. This year, 65 people have been killed by gunfire, the last five of whom died in the past five days.
Middletown man shot dead near Lake Street
Middletown Transcript
Quentin Rutherford, 22, of Middletown, was shot and killed near East Lake and Jefferson streets early Sunday at about 3:43 a.m., according to a press release from the Middletown Police Department.
Rutherford was taken to Christiana Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
As of Sunday, the Middletown Police Department was still investigating and officers believe there is no threat to the public.
At least 17 people have been shot in Delaware in the past five days, including at least four overnight from Saturday to Sunday morning, according to police agencies across the state. Six of the 17 have died.
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At least 16 people shot in past 5 days in Delaware, including 3 deaths overnight Brandon Holveck, Delaware News Journal
Three dead in shootings Saturday and Sunday
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At least 16 people have been shot in Delaware in the past five days, including at least four overnight from Saturday to Sunday morning, according to police agencies across the state.
More people have been shot in Delaware in the past five days than in any five-day stretch since at least 2017, the earliest year in Delaware Online/The News Journal s statewide shooting database.
Of the 16 people shot in the past five days, six have died.
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