Laurel– The Delaware State Police in conjunction with the Delaware Department of Justice have indicted a Laurel man for murder and related charges in connection with a homicide that occurred between March 6, and March 8, 2019.

The investigation began on March 9, 2019 at approximately 7:24 a.m., when Troopers were dispatched to S. Shell Bridge Road in the area of Broad Creek Estates for a victim that was found deceased on the side of the roadway. It was later determined that the cause and manner of death was ruled a homicide, sustained from a gunshot wound to the upper torso.

The victim has been identified by the Delaware Division of Forensic Science as 34-year-old Tia A. Tucker of Seaford.

Through further investigations, the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit identified the suspect as 32-year-old Joseph Beck (photo 2010).  On March 25, 2019, Beck was indicted on the following charges:

• Murder First Degree
• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
• Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
• Abuse of Corpse

Beck is currently being held in Virginia, awaiting his extradition back to Delaware.

The case continues to remain under investigation by the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit.

https://dsp.delaware.gov/2019/03/21/update-3-detectives-continue-to-investigate-homicide-laurel/

https://dsp.delaware.gov/2019/03/14/update-2-death-investigation-ruled-a-homicide/

https://dsp.delaware.gov/2019/03/13/update-state-police-conducting-death-investigation-laurel/

https://dsp.delaware.gov/2019/03/09/state-police-conducting-death-investigation-laurel/

If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and are in need of assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit/Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll free hotline 1800 VICTIM-1. (1800 842-8461).  You may also email the unit Director at debra.reed@delaware.gov. 

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Presented by Public Information Officer, Master Corporal Melissa Jaffe

Released: 032519 1714

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