Driver Shot At On Route 40 In Newark Sunday

Delaware State Police Detectives are investigating a shooting incident that occurred in Newark on Sunday afternoon.

Officials said on November 17, 2024, at approximately 1:21 p.m., troopers were called for a late report of a shooting incident that happened on Pulaski Highway between LaGrange Parkway and Pleasant Valley Road.

Preliminary investigation revealed the 37-year-old man was traveling westbound on Pulaski Highway between 12:30 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. when he had a confrontation with an unknown black male driving in a separate car. During the incident, the driver in the dark blue four-door sedan lowered the front passenger side window and shot at the victim’s vehicle before fleeing on Pleasant Valley Road according to police. The victim’s vehicle was hit by the gunfire. No one was injured during the incident.

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