A homicide investigation is underway in Dover after one person was killed and several others were injured in a drive-by shooting.
According to Delaware State Police, around 1 a.m., Sunday troopers were dispatched to the 1500 block of Nathaniel Mitchell Road for reports of a shooting.
Police arrived and located three men and two women all suffering from gunshot wounds.
All victims were transported to Bayhealth Hospital Kent Campus for treatment. At the hospital, a 22-year-old male victim was pronounced dead.
The two other male victims, ages 25 and 19, are in stable condition.
A 25-year-old woman was transported from Bayhealth to Christiana Hospital in critical condition and the other 19-year-old woman was treated and released.
A total of five people were struck by gunfire.
The initial investigation revealed that there was a party at the home and people were standing in the front yard at the time when a vehicle approached and an unknown number of occupants got out and started firing rounds at the partygoers.
Police are continuing their investigation and urge anyone with information to come forward.
