Two Teens Charged in Newark Halloween Night Shooting That Injured 7
Written by Kiss Media on 9 November 2026
Newark police announced Monday that two teenagers have been arrested and indicted in connection with the Halloween night shooting on East Main Street that left seven people wounded.
Police Chief Mark Farrall said a 17-year-old from North East, Maryland, and an 18-year-old from Wilmington were identified as the two people who fired guns around 11:11 p.m. on October 31, near Choate Street, blocks from the University of Delaware campus. Neither is a UD student, and their names were not released.
A New Castle County grand jury indicted both Monday on seven counts of attempted first-degree murder, eight counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and one count each of first-degree conspiracy, first-degree reckless endangering, and carrying a concealed deadly weapon. The 17-year-old was also charged with possession of a firearm by a person under 21.
The 17-year-old was taken into custody Friday in Cecil County and is being held in a Maryland juvenile detention facility while awaiting extradition to Delaware. The 18-year-old was apprehended Monday morning by the U.S. Marshals Service in Wilmington and is in Newark police custody awaiting arraignment.
The seven victims ranged in age from 15 to 21, including a 20-year-old UD student who suffered a collapsed lung. Four have been released from the hospital and three remain in stable condition. A 16-year-old shooting victim was also found in possession of a handgun.
Police said footage from Newark’s public safety camera system and automated license plate recognition helped identify the suspects. Farrall said officers had watched online chatter about a possible “teen takeover” on Halloween night but saw no sign of planned violence, and investigators say a motive is still unknown.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Newark Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit Tip Line at 302-366-7127.
Source: WDEL — https://www.wdel.com/news/video-two-suspects-charged-in-newark-halloween-night-shooting-that-injured-7/article_6a59ff93-1dda-425d-a0c8-84620f5b2ae6.html and 6ABC — https://6abc.com/post/police-provide-update-mass-shooting-university-delaware-newark/20026705/
