South Carolina man charged in deadly robbery-turned-shooting at Delaware motel

Marvin Clifford, 30, is accused of fatally shooting 49-year-old John Pipkin during a robbery outside the Budget Inn in New Castle on Sunday.

A South Carolina man is facing murder charges in a deadly shooting at a Delaware motel.

Marvin Clifford, 30, is accused of fatally shooting 49-year-old John Pipkin during a robbery outside the Budget Inn in New Castle on Sunday.

Officers found Pipkin in the rear parking lot suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. He was rushed to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

Clifford, a Charleston resident, was later arrested the next day and charged with first-degree murder. He is being held on $1.1M bail.

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