A 13-year-old student at Milford Central Academy was arrested Monday after he was found with an unloaded handgun on school grounds, according to police.
Delaware State Police has completed an investigation into Tuesday's gun discharge at Evelyn Morris Elementary School. The matter has gone to the Department of Justice for further review.
In response to the weekend shooting, Laurel School District officials announced enhanced security measures for district schools.
The Delaware State Police have arrested two individuals for the stabbing of a child. 40-year-old Darris McGlotten and his mother, 54-year-old Jamesneta McGlotten, both of Ellendale, are being charged with attempted murder and related charges. The incident left the child in critical condition.
Defendant Yony Morales-Garcia, 24, has been charged with a double homicide and convicted on all 17 charges, in relation to a Georgetown shooting in 2022 at El Nopalito restaurant, said the Delaware Department of Justice.
School safety enters the General Assembly yet again as Bill 167 is proposed. The Bill would change state code to allow the state to pay for school resource officers with 10 million dollars that is allocated for school safety.
The Salisbury Police Department received a report Friday from a witness who they say saw a boy put a handgun into a backpack and walk towards the school.
Delaware State Police arrested 23-year-old Zion Cole of Smyrna Saturday night.
Police arrested an impaired Millsboro man and his passenger after the pair drove into another car on Route 24 Monday night and were found to have a stolen gun in the vehicle.