Rehoboth Beach –Delaware State Police have identified 37-year-old Evelio Rivera of Reading, PA, as the suspect responsible for the shooting of a Milford Police Officer assigned to the First State Violent Fugitive Taskforce in the Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Resort parking lot located at 19540 Coastal Highway, at approximately 7:47 p.m., Thursday, December 10, 2020.
During the incident, Rivera was also shot during the exchange of gunfire and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The investigation remains active and ongoing by the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Captain P. Sawyer by calling 302-741-2727. The Medical Examiner’s Office is also assisting with the investigation.
Information may also be provided by calling Delaware crime stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or via the internet at http://www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com .
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. (1-800-842-8461). You may also email the unit Director at debra.reed@state.de.us.
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Presented by Public Information Officer, Master Corporal Heather Pepper
Released: 121520 1605
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