18-year-old woman fatally shot on Delaware State University campus
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old woman near a dormitory on the campus of Delaware State University early Sunday.
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old woman near a dormitory on the campus of Delaware State University early Sunday.
Dover Police said campus police received a call about shots fired on campus at 1:40 a.m. near Warren-Franklin Hall and found her with a gunshot wound to her upper body. The young woman, whose identity was not released, was from Wilmington, about 50 miles north of the school, and was not a student at the university.
"Officers rendered aid to the victim and she was transported to Bayhealth Kent Campus for treatment," police said. "Tragically, the 18-year-old died at the hospital as a result of her injuries."
Dover police opened a homicide investigation are working with university police.
The university said in a statement Sunday that staff members are taking "all necessary actions to ensure the health and well-being of our campus community."
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