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Two Charged with Attempted Murder in Magnolia Shooting – Suspects Linked to Multiple Violent Crimes in Southern Kent County Released Friday, November 28, 2008 Magnolia – The Delaware State Police have arrested two Felton men for their role in several serious crimes that culminated with the shooting of a 34 year old Magnolia woman. Last evening at approximately 7:10 pm, troopers were called to the unit block of Draper Circle, in Meadowbrook Acres, Magnolia for a report of a woman shot. As the investigation unfolded, investigators learned a 34 year old woman and a 30 year old male were inside the mobile home when a vehicle drove past the residence and fired multiple rounds into the home. The male and female, who resided in the home, were not injured. A few minutes later, the same vehicle drove by the home again and fired additional rounds into the home this time striking the female in the left leg as she was sitting in a bedroom. The male was not injured and the woman suffered a severe leg injury and was subsequently taken by ambulance to Kent General Hospital and later transferred to Christiana Hospital and is currently in stable condition. Evidence technicians were able to recover several spent casings at the scene that came from a .22 caliber gun and a 9 mm handgun. They also recovered .22 caliber bullets from inside the home. Additionally, investigators were able to identify several witnesses to the shooting and learned that the suspects were operating a dark colored Scion TC. One suspect was a white male wearing a light colored camouflage jacket and the other was black male. One weapon was described as a rifle with a scope on it after witnesses observed one of the suspects shooting at the home through the sun roof on the vehicle. As this investigation was underway, DSP learned of active shooting incident that Harrington Police Department was investigating. In their case, a vehicle was shot numerous times by a .22 caliber and 9 mm gun. These matched the caliber of the weapons utilized in our investigation. As Harrington PD was investigating they developed a suspect and subsequently responded to a residence on Spectrum Farms Road where they located a dark colored Scion TC and the two subjects believed to have been involved in our shooting. They were apprehended and taken into custody. For additional details on the apprehension and the Harrington Police Departments investigation please see attached press release from Chief Mark Anderson. Police were able to recover two weapons from the suspects, a .22 caliber Marlin Rifle and a 9 mm handgun. These are the weapons believed to have been used in the crimes. Furthermore, as DSP was continuing their investigation they were able to successfully link these two subjects to an armed robbery that occurred at the Shore Stop located at 12894 S. DuPont Hwy. This robbery occurred on November 26, 2008 at 4:10 am and involved the suspects robbing the store at gunpoint and receiving an undisclosed amount of money. The description of the suspects included one of them wearing a light colored camouflage jacket and in possession of a black handgun. Additionally, video surveillance captured reveals the suspects in last night’s shooting match the description of the suspects in the robbery. In this incident the clerk was not injured. As a result of the investigation, the Delaware State Police have arrested Jordan P. Myer, 19 and Shane T. Henry, 17, both of Spectrum Farm Road, Felton for the following offenses:
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