Wilmington Police have made a third arrest in connection with a June 24 shooting incident that left a 12-year-old and two others hospitalized.
Officials said on June 24th at approximately 3:42 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of 24th and Tatnall Streets. Police located an 18-year-old male gunshot victim and a 12-year-old male gunshot victim who arrived at the hospital in critical condition. Police also located an 18-year-old male gunshot victim who was transported to the hospital in stable condition.
The case was assigned to Detective Douglas Rivell of the Criminal Investigations Division. Police said through the course of his investigation, Detective Rivell identified 18-year-old Sakye Melton as a suspect and obtained arrest warrants.
Melton was taken into custody without incident and has been charged with the following offenses:
Assault (First Degree) – Two Counts
Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
Conspiracy (Second Degree)
Discharging a Firearm on a City Street
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $193,100 cash-only bail.
Two other suspects were arrested in last Junein regard to this incident. Officials said Rivell identified 18-year-old Nasir Carter and a 17-year-old male juvenile as suspects in the case said police. They were arrested and charged as follows.
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Carter was charged with the following offenses:
Assault 1st Degree
Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
Discharging a Firearm on a City Street
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $46,000 cash-only bail.
The 17-year-old male juvenile was charged with the following offenses:
Assault 1st Degree (2 counts)
Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
Conspiracy 2nd Degree
Discharging a Firearm on a City Street
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the New Castle County Detention Center on $203,000 cash-only bail.