Delaware State Police Homicide Detectives have identified 20-year-old Daveon Showell of Bridgeville, Delaware as the suspect in a 2023 Bridgeville homicide, and is in custody in Virginia awaiting extradition to Delaware.
On May 14, 2023, at approximately 7:01 p.m., troopers responded to the 21000 block of Mill Park Drive regarding a shooting that had just occurred. Troopers arrived and found 23-year-old Orbby Holder of Bridgeville, Delaware lying on the front yard of a residence suffering from gunshot wounds. Troopers and EMS personnel rendered medical aid to Holder at the scene, and he was taken to an area hospital for emergency treatment. Holder was later pronounced dead at the hospital, and the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit assumed the investigation.
Through investigative means, Delaware State Police Homicide Detectives identified Daveon Showell as the suspect, and on January 27, 2025, he was indicted by a Sussex County Grand Jury.
On February 3, 2025, Showell was taken into custody in Accomack, Virginia. Upon extradition to Delaware, he will be charged with the crimes listed below:
- Murder 1st Degree (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
Disclaimer: Any individual charged in this release is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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