State Police Probe Homicide In Newport

Location of Incident: 300 block of Falco Drive in Newport, Delaware, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Tuesday, June 09, 2009, at approximately 1:23 a.m.

Suspect(s): Unknown at this time

Resume: At about 1:23 a.m. this morning, Newport Police Officers and State Troopers were called to a storage unit along the 300 block of Falco Drive in Newport (Newport Business Park) for a report of an apparent homicide.

A person who was driving through, and familiar with, the business park saw a vehicle outside the aforementioned storage unit and thought it was suspicious because of the time of day. This individual drove up to and peered inside the unit to find two subjects lying on the ground. He then immediately called 911.

When officers arrived on the scene, they located one deceased male subject, and another male subject, both suffering from an apparent gunshot wounds. The wounded male was transported from the scene to Christiana Hospital where he was last listed in critical condition.

The deceased male is identified as Jose Luis Ramos, 24, of New Castle, Delaware.

The wounded subject is a male in his 20’s.

A motive for this crime has not been determined. The body of the deceased male has been turned over to the Medical Examiners Office for an autopsy.

The details outlined above are all that can be released at this time as not to speculate on or compromise this investigation.

Tips and information pertaining to this case can be directed to the State Police Homicide Division at 302-739-5939, Troop 2 desk at 302-834-2620 ext. 0 or Crime Stoppers at1-800-TIP-3333.