Two Arrested After Shot Fired At Christiana Mall

Location:  Christiana Mall south parking lot, Newark, DE

Date of Occurrence:   Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 1205 p.m.

Victim:

-28 year old Wilmington man

-23 year old New Castle man

Defendants and Charges:

-Myles J. Turner, 17, New Castle, DE (Robbery 1^st degree, Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Juvenile, Reckless Endangering 1^st degree, Conspiracy 2^nd degree)

-Aaron C. Mills, 18, New Castle, DE (Robbery 1^st degree, Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony, Reckless Endangering 1^st degree, Conspiracy 2^nd degree)

Resume:  The Delaware State Police have arrested two suspects after a shot was fired at the Christiana Mall this afternoon.

The incident occurred at approximately 12:05 p.m. this afternoon as defendants Myles J. Turner and Aaron Mills were inside of the Abercrombie and Fitch Store located in the Christiana Mall. The two defendants had placed several clothing items that they had removed from display and had placed them inside of a plastic bag. As the defendants exited the store without paying for the merchandise the security sensors activated the alarm. A store employee who heard the alarm approached the defendants and asked to check their bag. However, they refused to stop and exited the store and entered the mall. As the defendants walked inside of the mall, the store employee continued to attempt to have them return to the store, however, they refused and exited the mall into the south parking lot. It was at this point that a member of the Christiana Mall security responded to the area and also attempted to stop the defendants as they walked through the parking lot. At one point the security guard grabbed a backpack that defendant Turner was wearing in an attempt to get him to stop. Defendant Turner then turned toward the guard and fired one shot from a handgun in the direction of the guard as well as the Abercrombie and Fitch employee that had also followed the defendants into the parking lot. Neither of the victims was struck by the bullet and took cover behind vehicles in the lot. The defendants then fled from the parking lot on foot toward DE. Rt. 7. A short time later a trooper, who was responding to the incident, spotted two male subjects who matched the description of the defendants exit a wooded area approximately ½ mile from the mall. The two then flagged down a passing DART bus and boarded it. The Trooper stopped the bus and was able to take both subjects later identified as Aaron Mills and Myles Turner into custody. He was also able to recover the stolen clothing from the Abercrombie and Fitch Store as well as a handgun.

Both defendants were arrested and charged with the above list of crimes. Aaron Mills was arraigned at JP Court #2 and committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institute for lack of $54, 000.00 secured bail. Arraignment information was not available for Myles Turner at the time of this release. Neither victim was injured in this incident.