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Posted on 12/23/2025 6:58:45 PM PST by lightman
A Delaware state trooper and the suspect are dead after a shooting at the DMV in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday, officials say.
Delaware State Police confirmed that one trooper died, and Gov. Matt Meyer said on social media that the suspect is dead.
A 44-year-old man entered the Division of Motor Vehicles as a customer before approaching the trooper, who was working an overtime assignment at the reception desk, and shot him, Cpl. Raushan Rich said during a press conference Tuesday night. After being shot, the trooper, who has not been identified, pushed a DMV employee out of harm's way. The suspect then shot the trooper again, Rich said.
Multiple police agencies responded to the scene, and a New Castle County police officer confronted and shot the suspect. The suspect was taken to a hospital, where he died, Rich said. The trooper who was shot was also taken to an area hospital and later died.
A 40-year-old woman was taken to an area hospital for a minor, non-gunshot-related injury, police said on X. A second state trooper was evaluated for a minor, non-gunshot-related injury at the scene, and a 35-year-old woman was checked for shortness of breath but was not taken to the hospital, according to police.
The shooting happened around 2 p.m., Rich said.
Trooper remembered as hero
Delaware State Police Superintendent Col. William D. Crotty said the trooper was a husband, father and coach.
"His life was cut short by senseless violence," Crotty said. "His last actions were that of a hero, a hero who saved lives today while sacrificing his own."
Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer called the trooper "a hero who gave his life in the line of duty."
"There are Delawareans who are alive tonight because of his heroism," Meter said.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents are assisting Delaware State Police with the investigation, according to a post by ATF on social media.
Delaware Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester said in a statement that it was a tragic day for Delaware.
"The shooting at the Division of Motor Vehicles on Hessler Boulevard that took the life of a Delaware State Trooper and caused pain for so many others is devastating," Rochester said in part. "The holiday season should be about joy and celebration, not senseless acts of violence. I am thankful for the swift and courageous action by law enforcement who worked immediately to counter the threat."
In a statement, Sen. Chris Coons said he was heartbroken by the shooting. "This officer put on their uniform this morning and went to work to make our community safer. Now, they will never come home. This is devastating for their family, their fellow officers, and our entire state," Coons said in part.
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Coons doesn’t even have respect enough to call him “him,” “their family.”
Memory eternal.🙏🙏
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No name, no picture, no history of the perp has been mentioned.
Yep, it's THEM alright.
Lone Caucasian canis lupus extremist. The Mainstream media has been sounding that alarm for days. Gotta make it fit.
Is it possible that these shootings are the mission of the mercenaries obama shipped here in order to fundamentally transform The United States.
He did comment that the officer put on “their” uniform.
He did comment that the officer put on “their” uniform.
Bingo.
Once again, Yogi.
To pay for the perps SNAP no doubt.
RIP Trooper. Prayers for his widow, family and all who knew the faithful servant.
Was the Trooper armed? It does not sound as if the Trooper drew their weapon or fired a shot.
They will not identify the Trooper. Seems a bit unusual.
At least they identify the Trooper as a man. He was working an overtime assignment. Maybe Delaware required him to be disarmed.
Perhaps the detail of whether he was armed or not has surfaced somewhere else.
The Biden runs deep in that boy.
The trooper was most assuredly working security and was thus in uniform and armed. He got ambushed. His initial reaction from the story was to protect a female employee of the DMV who apparently was in harms way. When he pushed her out of what sounds like “the line of fire” he was shot a second time. I would assume he was then incapacitated and unable to engage. I doubt he was unarmed. I believe it all happened too quickly as he was clearly ambushed.
Was the deceased officer tranny? Might be their pronouns were “they/them/their”
I don’t know , very small chance of that I guess. Coons would use Pelosi’s stylebook, may have helped write it.
Let's not play the left's grammar games, but instead push corrections them at every chance.
Wilmington DMV Shooting Suspect Identified as Avery Young in Fatal Attack on Delaware State Trooper
“…Young, described by officials as a Black male, was the individual who opened fire during the incident that resulted in the death of a responding Delaware State Trooper as well as his own death.”
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