UPDATED: DSP Arrest Suspect in Shooting Near Frankford
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UPDATED – 03/03/25 – A teen wanted for attempted murder and related charges has been arrested by Delaware State Police. Police determined that 18 year old Kelvin Wescott of Seaford was the suspect in a shooting incident on Gum Tree Road in Frankford on February 2nd after an argument between Wescott and the victim turned violent. Wescott was located in Millsboro on Friday, February 28th and arrested. He is charged with multiple offenses:
- Attempted Murder 1st Degree (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited Adjudicated Delinquent (Felony)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Wescott was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $1,061,400 cash bond.
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UPDATED 02/04/25 – Delaware State Police continue to investigate a shooting near Frankford that left a 41 year old man with critical injuries. Police are looking for 18 year old Kelvin Wescott of Seaford, who has been identified as the suspect in this shooting. The shooting occurred Sunday afternoon around 1pm on Gum Tree Road west of Frankford. Anyone with information into Wescott’s whereabouts should all 9-1-1 or Troop 4 at 302-856-5850.
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ORIGINAL STORY – 02/03/25 – Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting near Frankford that left a 41 year old man with critical injuries. Police were called to Gum Tree Road in Frankford Sunday afternoon around 1 and learned the victim had been taken to the Frankford Fire Company and then to an area hospital. Police learned that the victim and a black male suspect were arguing at a residence when the suspect shot the victim – and left the scene.
Police ask anyone with information to contact Detective Mitchell at 302-752-3794 or Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333.