Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting that occurred late Friday evening in Claymont.
Officials said on September 5, 2025, at approximately 11:30 p.m., troopers were dispatched to the scene of a shooting in the area of Ridge Liquors, located at 315 Ridge Road in Claymont, after receiving information that a 34-year-old man had arrived at a Pennsylvania hospital with gunshot wounds.
The preliminary investigation showed that the victim, who is from Pennsylvania, was in the parking lot of Ridge Liquors when unidentified suspects shot him police said. He was later able to drive himself to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The Delaware State Police Troop 2 Criminal Investigations Unit assumed the investigation and is actively pursuing leads.
