On Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 03:14 a.m., patrol officers were dispatched to the unit block of Colby Avenue in Knollwood in reference to reports of shots fired.
Officers arrived on the scene and located a 32-year-old male who had been struck by gunfire in his upper body. The victim was transported to Christiana Hospital where he was listed in stable condition. Detectives were later called to the scene to assume the investigation.
Following an investigation, detectives identified two suspects as 20-year-old Christopher Montgomery of Claymont and 22-year-old James Morgan of Wilmington police said Friday. On November 13, 2023, James Morgan was taken into custody and a search warrant was executed in the 800 block of Maryland Avenue in Wilmington. Montgomery was located in Claymont on February 8, 2024, with the assistance of the Special Investigations Squad and the United States Marshals Task Force. Montgomery was taken into custody after he attempted to flee through a bedroom window. During a search of the bedroom, detectives located a loaded handgun according to authorities.
James Morgan was charged with one felony count of assault in the first degree, one felony count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and one felony count of conspiracy in the second degree. He was arraigned by New Castle County Superior Court and held in lieu of $62,000 cash bail.
Christopher Montgomery was charged with one felony count of assault in the first degree, one felony count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, two felony counts of possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, and one felony count of conspiracy in the second degree. He was arraigned by the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas and held in lieu of $122,000 cash bail.
Both suspects were also linked to a separate motor vehicle theft investigation that occurred in New Castle according to police. They were charged with one felony count of theft, one felony count of theft of a motor vehicle, one felony count of conspiracy in the second deg
Original Story
On Wednesday, at 3:14 in the morning, an incident occurred in the unit block of Colby Avenue in Claymont’s Knollwood Development.
Patrol officers were dispatched to the scene in response to reports of shots fired. Upon their arrival, officers discovered a 32-year-old male victim who had sustained gunshot wounds to his upper body. Prior to the medical unit’s and police officer’s arrival, someone at the scene applied a tourniquet to control the bleeding.
The injured individual was transported to Christiana Hospital for medical treatment and is currently reported to be in stable condition. Readers tell First State Update that multiple shots were fired during the incident, with at least six gunshots heard in the area.
Detectives were called to the scene to take over the investigation. The investigation into this incident remains ongoing, and law enforcement authorities are actively seeking information from the public. If you have any information or surveillance footage related to this incident, you are urged to contact the Criminal Investigations Unit.
As of now, further details about the incident, including the circumstances surrounding the shooting and any potential suspects, have not been disclosed.
