Newark Police Announce Arrests in East Main Street Shooting Investigation-Update # 5
The Newark Police Department is providing additional information regarding the shooting that occurred on October 31, 2026, at approximately 11:11 p.m., on East Main Street near Choate Street.
The investigation has resulted in the identification and arrest of two individuals believed to be responsible for the shooting. Investigators have also confirmed that a total of seven individuals sustained gunshot wounds during the incident.
Investigation and Arrests
Following the shooting, the Newark Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit began an extensive investigation that continued throughout the overnight hours and subsequent days.
Investigators reviewed footage from the Newark Public Safety Camera System, which captured the movements of the suspects before and immediately following the shooting. Using this footage, along with information obtained through automated license plate recognition technology, investigators identified a vehicle associated with the suspects.
Through additional investigative efforts, detectives determined that two individuals discharged firearms during the shooting. Those individuals were subsequently identified as:
- A 17-year-old male from North East, Maryland.
- An 18-year-old male from Wilmington, Delaware.
Both suspects have been indicted by a New Castle County Grand Jury on the following charges:
- Seven counts of Attempted Murder First Degree.
- Eight counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony.
- One count of Conspiracy First Degree.
- One count of Reckless Endangering First Degree
- One count of Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
The 17-year-old defendant was additionally charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Person Under the Age of 21.
With assistance from the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office, officers located and took the 17-year-old into custody on Friday, November 6, 2026 in Cecil County. He remains in custody in a juvenile detention facility in Maryland awaiting extradition back to Delaware as an out-of-state fugitive.
The 18-year-old defendant was apprehended on the morning of Monday November 9, 2026, by the U.S. Marshals Service in Wilmington, Delaware. This defendant is currently in the custody of the Newark Police Department and is awaiting arraignment before a Justice of the Peace Court Judge.
The investigation remains active and ongoing as detectives continue working to determine the circumstances that led to the shooting and whether any additional individuals were involved.
Request for Information
Although arrests have been made, the Newark Police Department continues to actively investigate this incident. Detectives are working to determine what precipitated the shooting, the sequence of events, and whether additional individuals were involved.
Anyone with video footage, photographs, or other information related to the shooting is encouraged to submit that material through the following evidence submission link:
https://newarkpolicede.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/34874
Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Newark Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit Tip Line at 302-366-7127.
Additional methods for providing information to Newark Police can be found on our tips page, where reward information may also be available.
