{"id":17518,"date":"2025-08-27T17:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsp.delaware.gov\/?p=239559"},"modified":"2025-08-27T17:23:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:23:00","slug":"update-suspect-arrested-state-police-detectives-investigating-shooting-in-dover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/update-suspect-arrested-state-police-detectives-investigating-shooting-in-dover\/","title":{"rendered":"*Update \u2013 Suspect Arrested* State Police Detectives Investigating Shooting in Dover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Delaware State Police have arrested <strong>19-year-old Brandon Carter<\/strong> of Dover in connection with a <a href=\"https:\/\/dsp.delaware.gov\/2025\/07\/12\/state-police-detectives-investigating-shooting-in-dover-2\/\">shooting<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>On July 11, 2025, at approximately 5:20 a.m., troopers responded to Washington Place in Dover for a report of shots fired. When they arrived, troopers learned that unknown suspect(s) had fired multiple rounds at an occupied residence. Five adults and three children were inside the home at the time. Thankfully, no one was injured.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives from Delaware State Police Troop 3 Criminal Investigations Unit continued their investigation and later identified Carter as the shooter. By that time, he was already being held at Sussex Correctional Institution (SCI) on an unrelated matter. On August 22, 2025, detectives responded to SCI and obtained arrest warrants. The following day, he was formally charged with the offenses listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 7, and held at SCI on a $48,050 secured bond.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reckless Endanger First Degree \u2013 8 counts (Felony)<\/li>\n<li>Criminal Mischief Under $1000 Damage Property<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Delaware State Police Troop 3 Criminal Investigations Unit continues to investigate this incident. Detectives are asking anyone who witnessed or has information regarding this case to contact Detective E. Paneda by calling 302-698-8444. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DSPNewsroom\"><strong>Delaware State Police<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or contacting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/delawarecrimestoppers.com\/\"><strong>Delaware Crime Stoppers<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at 1-800-847-3333.<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of a crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and need assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delawarevictimservices.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cleonard.demalto%40delaware.gov%7C2bee11abe15c48d5660008da256833e9%7C8c09e56951c54deeabb28b99c32a4396%7C0%7C0%7C637863426719941076%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=sBPTIxr0RP1IJakpL%2FRVWtGtaibYbRrcN9tki1ncOpU%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong>Delaware Victim Center<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll-free hotline at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461). You may also email the Victim Services Unit at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov\"><strong>DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/dsp.delaware.gov\/2025\/08\/27\/update-suspect-arrested-state-police-detectives-investigating-shooting-in-dover\/\">*Update \u2013 Suspect Arrested* State Police Detectives Investigating Shooting in Dover<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/dsp.delaware.gov\/\">Delaware State Police &#8211; State of Delaware<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delaware State Police have arrested 19-year-old Brandon Carter of Dover in connection with a shooting last month. On July 11, 2025, at approximately 5:20 a.m., troopers responded to Washington Place [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/dsp.delaware.gov\/2025\/08\/27\/update-suspect-arrested-state-police-detectives-investigating-shooting-in-dover\/\">*Update \u2013 Suspect Arrested* State Police Detectives Investigating Shooting in Dover<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/dsp.delaware.gov\/\">Delaware State Police &#8211; State of Delaware<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","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":[267,49],"class_list":["post-17518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-arrest","tag-shooting"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-4yy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14120,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/state-police-detectives-investigating-shooting-in-dover\/","url_meta":{"origin":17518,"position":0},"title":"State Police Detectives Investigating Shooting in Dover","author":"lewisbriggs","date":"April 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in Dover last night that left one man injured. 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