Delaware State Police have identified the two men found dead early Wednesday morning near Harrington in what investigators are describing as a murder-suicide.
Troopers responded to the 200 block of Whiteleysburg Road at approximately 3:00 a.m. on August 26, 2026, after receiving a report of two unresponsive people in a ditch.
When troopers arrived, they found 62-year-old Richard Jobes of Harrington suffering from a gunshot wound. Police also found 36-year-old Richard Jobes II, also of Harrington, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths.