UPDATE: Suspect Identified and in Custody for Deadly Shooting at Bridgeville Party in 2023
UPDATE: 02-05-25:
Delaware State Police Homicide Detectives have identified 20-year-old Daveon Showell of Bridgeville, Delaware as the suspect in a murder that happened in Bridgeville in 2023. He is in custody in Virginia awaiting extradition to Delaware. On May 14, 2023, troopers arrived on Mill Park Drive and found 23-year-old Orbby Holder of Bridgeville, Delaware lying on the front yard of a residence suffering from gunshot wounds. Holder was later pronounced dead at the hospital. On January 27, 2025, he was indicted by a Sussex County Grand Jury. On February 3, 2025, Showell was taken into custody in Accomack, Virginia. Upon extradition to Delaware, he will be charged with multiple crimes that include:
- Murder 1st Degree (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
Daveon Showell
Original Post from May 15 2023:
A shooting on Mill Park Drive near Bridgeville Sunday night has left one man dead. Delaware State Police were called to Mill Park Drive around 7pm where they found 23 year old Orbby Holder of Bridgeville on the front yard of a residence with gun shot wounds. Holder was taken to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police learned that Holder was at a party on Mill Park Drive when he was confronted by an unknown man. That confrontation escalated and Holder was shot with a handgun – the suspect left the scene.
Police ask anyone with information to contact Detective Csapo at 302-741-2729 or Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333.