UPDATE 2: Suspect identified in June 4 Millsboro homicide | News

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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MILLSBORO, Of the. – Delaware State Police have identified Malachi Waters, 19, of Millsboro, as the suspect in a homicide that occurred the morning of June 4 in Millsboro that left one person dead. Waters was arrested in Maryland shortly after the incident.

On Tuesday at approximately 10:47 a.m., the Millsboro Police Department and DSP responded to a shooting on Saint Thomas Boulevard in Millsboro. When officers arrived, they said they found a 26-year-old man with a gunshot wound and began saving his life. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he died. His name is being withheld until his family is notified.

The Millsboro Police Department requested that the DSP Homicide Unit take over the investigation. DSP said a preliminary investigation revealed that Waters approached the victim with a gun and began shooting, hitting the victim. After shots were fired, Waters fled the scene in a car.

Waters of Malachi — Delaware State Police have identified Malachi Waters, 19, of Millsboro, as a suspect in a homicide the morning of June 4 in Millsboro that left one person dead.

Delaware State Police have identified Malachi Waters, 19, of Millsboro, as a suspect in a homicide the morning of June 4 in Millsboro that left one person dead.

Shortly afterward, detectives saw the suspect's car and, with the help of the DSP Special Operations Response Team, troopers stopped the car in Delmar, near the Delaware-Maryland line, where the suspect fled and was quickly apprehended in Delmar, Maryland.

Upon extradition to Delaware, he will be charged with first degree murder (Felony) and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (Felony).

The Homicide Unit is still actively investigating this incident. Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding this case to contact Sergeant S. Yeich by calling 302-741-2703.