Earlier this month Timothy Thomas, 34, of Newark was sentenced to 25 years in prison for convictions of Murder 2nd Degree and Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited. Thomas previously submitted a guilty plea in October following an investigation into the shooting of Andre Hickson, 40, on July 6, 2020.
On July 6, 2020, Thomas engaged in a verbal altercation with Hickson at an auto repair facility in the 800 block of Wilmington’s East 13th Street. Thomas pulled out a gun and shot Hickson in the chest before fleeing the area. Hickson was transported to Christiana Hospital where he died of his injuries.
Prosecutors said this sentence represents a global solution resolving charges from a total of five cases pending against Thomas, including Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited from 2020, Strangulation from 2020, Assault 3rd Degree and Malicious Interference from 2021, and Theft of a Motor Vehicle from 2021, in addition to Hickson’s murder.