Officer Involved Shooting Following Robbery

Location:
Robbery- Shell Station: 7441 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, Delaware; at approximately 6:30 a.m.
Officer Involved Shooting: Area of Telegraph Road and Old Capitol Trail, Wilmington, Delaware; at approximately 7:18 a.m.

Date and Time: see above

Suspect(s): To be announced later today

Resume: At approximately 6:30 a.m. this morning, an armed robbery occurred at the Shell Station on Lancaster Pike in Hockessin. During this incident, one of the suspects fired a handgun while inside the store.

After the robbery, the suspect vehicle, a dark colored Acura, fled southbound on Lancaster Pike. Around this same time, a State Police Dispatcher, who had just finished his shift, was on his way home and spotted the suspect vehicle on Lancaster Pike. He called back into work and provided this information to on-duty dispatchers who in turn radioed this out to patrol units.

A perimeter was established by State Police and County Police units. The suspect vehicle was spotted by a Trooper and followed to area of Telegraph Road and Old Capitol Trail. The suspect vehicle and a patrol unit came to a stop. During this interaction, a Trooper fired his divisionally issued weapon toward the suspect vehicle.

The suspect vehicle then fled westbound on Old Capitol Trail and became stuck in the snow at the entrance of Murray Manor I Mobile Home Community. Four suspects exited the vehicle and fled on foot in an easterly direction. Another perimeter was quickly established and the bandits were eventually taken into custody.

It was determined that no one was injured in this entire incident.

The suspects were transported back to Troop 2 where this investigation is ongoing.

A reverse 911 call was sent out to the residents to Murray Manor.

Another news release will be provided later today with additional details, the suspects’ identities as well as the charges filed.