On Friday, May 16, at approximately 3:52 p.m., officers with the New Castle County Division of Police were in the Villas apartment complex on a separate call for service when they heard gunshots coming from the back of the apartment complex and then dispatch notified them of a caller reporting a subject with a gun on a balcony.
The suspect, later identified as 25-year-old Brandon Anderson of New Castle, was seen on a third-floor balcony with a handgun police say. Officers quickly secured the area, began evacuations, and attempted to negotiate with the subject.
Photos: Eric Santiago
Around the same time, a 26-year-old male arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound. Officers and detectives from the Criminal Investigations Unit responded to the hospital and determined Anderson had shot him during an earlier dispute in the courtyard according to police. The victim was treated and released with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Crisis Management Group was activated and responded to the scene, and ultimately, Anderson was taken into custody without further incident. He was transported by ambulance to a local area hospital, where he was treated and released, then transported to New Castle County Police headquarters where was charged with the following:
• Assault First Degree
• Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
• Possession of a Firearm by Person Prohibited
• Reckless Endangering in the First Degree
• Resisting Arrest
Anderson was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $146,000 cash bail.
Officials said during a search of Anderson’s apartment, a handgun was recovered.
