A Dover man has been taken into custody in connection with a shooting that sent three people to the hospital back in April, the Dover Police Department announced.
The incident took place around 11:15 p.m. on April 8, 2026, in the unit block of North Governors Avenue in Dover. When officers arrived, they found three shooting victims: a 57-year-old woman with graze wounds to her right arm and chest, a 19-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his lower body, and a 41-year-old man with a graze wound to his right arm. The woman and the 19-year-old were taken to a nearby hospital and treated for injuries that were not life-threatening. The 41-year-old declined medical attention at the scene.
Investigators determined that the shooting happened during a physical altercation involving multiple people. The suspect fired two rounds at the group before running westbound and then northbound through an alley located west of North Governors Avenue.
Through continued investigation, detectives identified Deivin Trower, 23, of Dover, as the suspect. Arrest warrants were obtained on June 26, 2026, and the following day, the U.S. Marshals Service First State Fugitive Task Force stepped in to help track him down.
On July 1, 2026, authorities learned Trower may be in the Fairway Lakes Drive area of Dover. Members of the U.S. Marshals Service, along with the Dover Police Department’s Drug, Vice and Organized Crime Unit and Street Crimes Unit, attempted to arrest him in that area. Trower fled on foot into a wooded area behind a Wawa on Route 8. Despite an extensive search, he was not found that day.
On July 9, 2026, investigators received a tip that Trower was staying at a residence in White Oak Apartments in Dover. During surveillance of the location, Tionna Harmon, 21, also of Dover, was observed leaving the residence and appeared to be acting as a lookout. Shortly after, Trower climbed out through a rear window of the residence and began heading toward White Oak Road, where he was caught while attempting to flee from law enforcement.
Both Trower and Harmon were taken into custody without incident. Harmon was found to be carrying a Polymer80 handgun frame that investigators believe belonged to Trower, and she was charged in connection with that discovery.
Trower faces charges stemming from the April 8 shooting and was committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution in default of a $175,100 cash bond. His charges include: Assault 1st Degree, Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony, Assault 2nd Degree (two counts), Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon, Reckless Endangering 1st Degree, Possession of a Firearm/Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (two counts), and Wearing a Disguise During the Commission of a Felony.
Harmon was released on a $4,500 unsecured bond and faces charges of Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon and Hindering Prosecution.
The Dover Police Department credited a wide range of agencies for their role in bringing the case to a close, including the U.S. Marshals Service First State Fugitive Task Force, the Dover Police Department Special Operations Response Team, Drug Vice and Organized Crime and Street Crimes Unit, Dover PD K9 Unit, Patrol Division, Motor Unit, Criminal Investigations Unit, Delaware Probation and Parole, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, and the Delaware State Police Kent County Drug Unit.
