{"id":12332,"date":"2025-02-07T07:55:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T12:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?p=12332"},"modified":"2025-02-07T07:55:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T12:55:37","slug":"bridgeville-homicide-suspect-in-custody-awaiting-extradition-to-delaware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/bridgeville-homicide-suspect-in-custody-awaiting-extradition-to-delaware\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridgeville Homicide Suspect in Custody, Awaiting Extradition to Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BRIDGEVILLE, Del. \u2014 Delaware State Police have identified 20-year-old Daveon Showell of Bridgeville as the suspect in a 2023 homicide and confirmed he is in custody in Virginia, awaiting extradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1.gif?resize=316%2C436&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12333\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 14, 2023, at approximately 7:01 p.m., troopers responded to the 21000 block of Mill Park Drive for a reported shooting. Officers arrived to find 23-year-old Orbby Holder of Bridgeville suffering from gunshot wounds in the front yard of a residence. Troopers and EMS personnel provided medical aid before transporting him to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following an investigation, homicide detectives identified Showell as the suspect. A Sussex County grand jury indicted him on January 27, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Showell was taken into custody in Accomack, Virginia, on February 3, 2025. Upon extradition to Delaware, he faces charges of first-degree murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a person prohibited.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRIDGEVILLE, Del. \u2014 Delaware State Police have identified 20-year-old Daveon Showell of Bridgeville as the suspect in a 2023 homicide and confirmed he is in custody in Virginia, awaiting extradition. On May 14, 2023, at approximately 7:01 p.m., troopers responded to the 21000 block of Mill Park Drive for a reported shooting. Officers arrived to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1.gif?fit=316%2C436&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-3cU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12249,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/update-suspect-in-custody-homicide-unit-investigating-murder-in-bridgeville\/","url_meta":{"origin":12332,"position":0},"title":"*Update \u2013 Suspect in Custody* Homicide Unit Investigating Murder in Bridgeville","author":"lewisbriggs","date":"February 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"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. 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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. 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