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Teen killed after police receive call for shots fired in New Castle County
New Castle County police say they are investigating a homicide that occurred in the Kimberton community Sunday afternoon.
NEWARK, DE - New Castle County police say they are investigating a homicide that unfolded in the Kimberton community over the weekend.
What we know:
Police say just after 3:00 p.m., Sunday, they got a call about shots fired on Clarion Court.
Shortly after officers responded, police say they got another call, that a 19-year-old gunshot victim had shown up at Christiana Hospital.
He was pronounced dead, and identified as Jahliel Jackson.
A few hours after the shooting, officers could be seen heading towards Jamison Street in tactical gear with long guns. Not too long after, they pulled back.
On Monday, police released further details about the shooting, stating that two homes were struck by gunfire.
What we don't know:
A motive is still unknown, and police have yet to release any possible suspect descriptions.
An investigation is still underway.
What they're saying:
"My heart dropped because I knew something bad happened up there," said Derdre Tolston, who has lived in the neighborhood for 11 years. "I’m so sorry, and this is a good area from here up to the front, there’s a lot of kids around here too."
Joseph Carmona, home with six kids, including a four-week-old, says his wife heard the gunshots.
"It’s very uneasy because we’ve never had issues like this, there’s a lot of small homes and older couples that live here and it’s been very peaceful," he said. "So, we thought it was fireworks when we heard it, we didn’t know it was gunshots."
"There was a report of a person of interest possibly in the area, right now the house that was looked into has been cleared," said Master Cpl. Richard Chambers with the New Castle County Police Department. "If anybody can check their home security systems, if they have one, that would be great, if they see anything suspicious in the 3:00 to 3:30 timeframe."
Tolston hopes the neighborhood stays calm.
"I hope that they will find whoever did this, and not put a mark on our neighborhood because we have a beautiful, great neighborhood and we don’t want this to be happening."
What you can do:
If you have any information or video, police ask that you contact the New Castle County Police non-emergency line at (302) 573-2800. To submit an anonymous tip, contact Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333 or visit Delaware Crime Stoppers website.
The Source: The information in this story is from the New Castle County Police Department.