Man dies following shooting in Georgetown
Police are investigating after a man was shot several times Feb. 27 in a Georgetown apartment and later died.
Georgetown police responded at 8:28 p.m. to the Dunbarton Apartments and found a man in an apartment suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, said Sgt. India Sturgis of the Delaware State Police.
Sturgis said the man was a visitor in the apartment when a woman knocked on the door and he let her in. After the woman entered the apartment, Sturgis said, an unknown man forced open the door and shot the victim several times.
The suspect then fled on foot. The victim was taken by emergency services to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries. The victim’s identification is being withheld until notification is made to the family.
The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit assumed the investigation at the request of the Georgetown Police Department. No suspect information is available at this time.
The Homicide Unit is still actively investigating this incident. Detectives ask anyone with information to contact Detective B. McDerby at 302-741-2821, or send a Private Facebook Message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
