The Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Saturday afternoon in Laurel.
According to investigators, troopers responded to TidalHealth Nanticoke on May 9, 2026, at approximately 3:20 p.m., after a 19-year-old man arrived by private vehicle suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.
The preliminary investigation determined the victim had been shot in front of a residence on Portsville Road near Randall Street in Laurel by an unknown suspect. The Delaware State Police Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit assumed the investigation.
Detectives later learned the victim had been transported to the hospital in a blue Mazda 3 driven by 20-year-old Alexison Amisial of Georgetown. Troopers located the vehicle and Amisial at First Stop Gas Station.
When troopers contacted Amisial, investigators said he was found concealing an untraceable firearm in his waistband. He was taken into custody without incident.
Amisial was transported to Troop 4, where he was charged with Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon – Firearm and Possession of an Untraceable Firearm, both felony offenses. He was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3 and released on a $3,500 unsecured bond.
The Delaware State Police Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit continues to investigate the shooting.
