Middletown, Police have made two more arrest in the May 21, 2024, shooting on the 400 block of N. Catherine Street.
Officials said at around 7:00 pm on May 21, 2024, Middletown Police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of N. Catherine Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered several shell casings and vehicles damaged by gunfire.
During the incident, Lawrence Ray, a 29-year-old resident of Elkton, Maryland, was admitted to Middletown Emergency Hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. Subsequent investigation revealed that Ray had been involved in an altercation prior to the shooting and had discharged a firearm, resulting in damage to nearby vehicles and residences. Ray was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, and two counts of reckless endangering in the first degree. He remains in custody on a $70,000 cash bond.
Over the following months, the Middletown Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit pursued leads that identified Elijah Haynes, 21, of Middletown (Right), and Demetrius Lyn-Brown, 21, of Bear (Left), as suspects in the shooting. The Middletown Police Department, with the assistance of the Delaware State Police, took suspects into custody on Wednesday.
Both Lyn-Brown and Haynes have been charged with assault in the first degree, reckless endangering in the first degree, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and conspiracy in the second degree. Lyn-Brown was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Court #2 and held on a $128,000 cash bail, while Haynes was issued a $43,000 cash bail. Both suspects have been committed to the Department of Corrections pending the posting of bail.