Newark Police Announce Bail in East Main Street Shooting Investigation-Update # 6

Arrest and Bail Information for Adult Defendant 

The 18-year-old defendant, who was apprehended on the morning of Monday, November 9, 2026, was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Court #11.   Bail was set at $1,120,000 cash plus an additional $6,000 in secured bail.   In lieu of bail, the defendant was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution.

As previously reported, a New Castle County Grand Jury indicted the defendant 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

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.