Superintendent Colonel William Crotty
Bridgeville– Delaware State Police are investigating a shots fired incident, which took place at a residence Saturday night.
On Sunday, June 18, 2021 at approximately 2:34 p.m., troopers responded to a residence located on the 8000 block of Cannon Road, Bridgeville, DE, for a report of shots fired. The investigation determined the residence was struck by a single bullet in a second story window at an unknown time Saturday night into Sunday morning. There was no one home at the time of the shooting, and no injuries were reported. Upon returning home, the home owner observed damage to his residence, and discovered a bullet located inside of a storage room.
Troopers canvassed the area, and discovered one spent shell casing on the shoulder of Cannon Road, north of the residence.
There are no surveillance images available at this time, and currently no description of the suspect.
The investigation is in its early stages, anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Corporal Fezza with Delaware State Police Troop 5 by calling 302-337-1090. 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 .
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Presented by Public Information Officer, Corporal Amina Ali
Released: 071921 1204