One Dead, One Injured After Shooting Near DSU Homecoming in Dover
Written by Kiss Media on 13 October 2026
Dover Police are investigating a Saturday night shooting in a Dover shopping center parking lot that left one man dead and another injured.
The shooting happened in the Dover Commons shopping center parking lot in the 1200 block of North DuPont Highway. Delaware State University homecoming crowds had wrapped up around 6:00 p.m., and more than 50 officers were in the area managing large disturbances when gunshots rang out around 9:19 p.m.
Officers found a 21-year-old man with an upper-body gunshot wound and 22-year-old Nasir Cox of Philadelphia, who had also been shot. With Route 13 gridlocked, officers transported both victims to Bayhealth Kent Campus in police vehicles. Cox died from his injuries; the 21-year-old remains in stable condition.
Source: First State Update — https://firststateupdate.com/2026/10/dover-police-investigate-fatal-shooting/
