Georgetown DE

Delaware State Police are investigating a homicide that occurred Monday night in the town limits of Georgetown. On February 27, 2023, at approximately 8:28 p.m., the Georgetown Police Department responded to the Dunbarton Apartments for a reported shooting. When officers arrived on the scene, they located a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside an apartment. A preliminary investigation reveals that the victim was a visitor at the apartment. […]

Delaware State Police are investigating a vehicle shooting that occurred in the Georgetown area Wednesday night. On December 7, 2022, at approximately 9:28 p.m., troopers responded to the area of Cokesbury Road and Seashore Highway regarding a shooting that had occurred on the roadway. Upon their arrival, troopers contacted the 32-year-old male victim who had crashed his car into a ditch. The ensuing investigation revealed that the victim had been […]

On September 19, 2022, the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit charged 24-year-old Kevin Shorter, of Georgetown, with Murder in the First Degree in the beating death of Paul McCarter of Georgetown,  Shorter was arraigned on the upgraded charge at Justice of the Peace Court #2.  Shorter, who was held on a $1,060,000 cash bond, remains in the custody of the Department of Correction at Sussex Correctional Institution. On September 7, […]

The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit is investigating an attempted murder at Royal Farms in Georgetown. On September 7, 2022, at approximately 9:53 p.m., Georgetown Police Department responded to the Royal Farms, located at 20579 DuPont Boulevard, in reference to an assault complaint. The investigation revealed that the victim, a 38-year-old male from Georgetown, was assaulted by an unknown male with a baseball bat inside the convenience store. The victim, […]