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Tenants Awakened by Gunfire at Dover Apartment Complex Released-Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Dover-State Police detectives are currently investigating a home invasion robbery that occurred early Tuesday morning at the Autumn Run Apartment complex. Troopers were dispatched to the complex located along Webbs Lane at 1:30 a.m. Upon arrival investigators learned that at approximately 1:15 a.m. four armed suspects knocked on the door of an apartment in Building-B. There were two tenants inside that apartment. When the tenants answered the door the suspects forced their way in. The suspects ransacked the apartment and held the tenants at gunpoint. During the incident the suspects realized they were in the wrong apartment and went to another apartment in the same building. Once there, the suspects kicked the door in. While inside, one of the suspects struck a tenant in the head with a handgun. That gun discharged firing a single shot through the floor into an apartment below. At this time, the victim ran out of the apartment and another suspect fired a shotgun at the victim. The shotgun blast struck the ceiling in the hallway and the victim escaped without being shot. No one was shot during the incident. The first suspect is described as a tall black male with a light skin complexion. The other suspects were described as black males. All were armed and were wearing black clothing and hooded sweatshirts. No other suspect information is available at this time. The investigation is ongoing. State Police Major Crimes detectives ask anyone with information about the aforementioned case to call Troop 3 (302) 697-4456 attention: Detective Mark Ryde, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333. Online tip submission can be made via the internet at http://www.dsp.delaware.gov/crimstop.htm |
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