Superintendent Colonel William D. Crotty
Delaware State Police have arrested 60-year-old John Allen of Harrington, Delaware, for reckless endangering and other offenses following a shooting incident in Harrington.
On November 7, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., troopers responded to the 1000 block of Staytonville Road for a report of shots fired. When troopers arrived, they learned that a man, later identified as John Allen, was standing near the roadway with his hands in the air, and appeared to be waving down a vehicle traveling on Staytonville Road. Two vehicles stopped, and the victim attempted to talk to Allen, who was yelling at the driver of the other vehicle that stopped. While talking to Allen, the victim saw that he had a gun in his hand, and as the victim was driving away, Allen fired shots at him. No one was injured.
Allen was arrested without incident and taken to Troop 3. He was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $23,500 cash bond.
Disclaimer: Any individual charged in this release is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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