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Thursday, April 30, 2020

Death Investigation Ruled a Homicide-Harrington

Harrington - The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit is continuing to investigate the death that has been ruled a homicide, of a male victim after he was found lying unresponsive in the roadway.

The incident occurred on April 24, 2020 at approximately 1:10 a.m., when Troopers were dispatched to Killens Pond Road, between Sandbox Road and Bloomfield Road, Harrington, when a passerby reported a subject lying in the roadway. Upon arrival a 40-year-old male was located unresponsive in the roadway and transported to the Sussex Bayhealth Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

The victim, identified as John W. Groff, 40, of Lincoln, DE was turned over to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science where an autopsy was performed and the cause and manner of death was determined to be a homicide sustained from two gunshot wounds to the upper body.

The investigation continues to remain active and ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective J. King at 302-741-2821. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or via the internet at http://delaware.crimestoppersweb.com

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is clearly a suicide they had dirt on the Clinton's.

Anonymous said...

Okay, we have a 40 year old male lying dead in the middle of a country road at 1:00 am and authorities suspect homicide....really?

Anonymous said...

Nope - will be classified as another coronavirus fatality by tomorrow.

Anonymous said...

I think the two bullets in his chest was their clue.