The Delaware State Police arrested 18-year-old Denny Cordero-Pion of Wilmington for murder and related charges following a homicide that occurred last week at the Newport Exxon.
Officials said on February 5, 2025, at approximately 9:10 p.m., officers from the Newport Police Department and Delaware State Police responded to a reported shooting in the parking lot of Exxon, located at 20 N. James Street within the town limits of Newport. When officers arrived on the scene, they found 23-year-old Dinexvi Soriano Gonzalez suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Due to the nature of the incident, the Newport Police Department requested the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit to assume the investigation. A preliminary investigation revealed that two groups of individuals had arranged to meet at the Exxon with the intention of fighting. During the fight, an unidentified suspect displayed a handgun and fired multiple rounds at the victim. The suspect then entered an unknown vehicle and fled the scene.
Through investigative means, Homicide Detectives identified Denny Cordero-Pion as the suspect responsible for the murder and obtained a warrant for his arrest police said Tuesday. On February 10, 2025, Homicide Detectives located Cordero-Pion in Wilmington, and he was taken into custody without incident.
Cordero-Pion was taken to Troop 2, where he was charged with Murder 1st Degree (Felony) and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony), arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on a $2,100,000 cash bond.