UPDATE: Milford Man Charged in Double Homicide Case; Milford PD Identify Victims
UPDATE – 06/10/24 – Milford Police Department have identified 31-year-old Mercedes Ortiz and 3-year-old Aloni Truong, both of Milford, DE as the victims of the double homicide that occurred during the early morning hours of June 5, 2024.
The Milford Police Department would like to thank the Delaware Department of Justice, Delaware Victim Services and Delaware Division of Family Services for their assistance with this investigation. The Milford Police Department is also grateful for several area non-profit organizations who have stepped up and helped the victims’ family during this difficult time.
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UPDATE 06/06/24- 2:30 p.m. –Milford Police have provided new information in regard to a double homicide that occurred in Milford early yesterday morning. According to Milford PD, yesterday evening (June 5th), Milford PD Detectives secured an arrest warrant for 31-year-old Davis Truong of Milford in connection with the crime. Truong was charged with two counts of Murder First Degree and two counts of Possession of a Deadly Weapon during the Commission of a Felony. Truong had a presentment through Justice of the Peace Court 3 where bail was set at $2,200,000 cash bail only. Truong was turned over to the Delaware Department of Corrections. Truong is scheduled to appear in the Sussex County Court of Common Pleas on Thursday, June 13th for a Preliminary Hearing.
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The Talk of Delmarva has learned that at about 4:45 a.m., Milford Police Department Patrol was dispatched to South DuPont Boulevard in Milford due to a 31-year-old man who was bleeding from his head. Officers responded to the area and made contact with him. EMS responded to the scene and rendered medical care to the man, and he was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Through investigation, officers were prompted to head over to a home on Peeblebrook Drive located in the Brookstone Trace Development. Officers found a 31-year-old woman and a 3-year-old girl dead. The Milford Police Department Criminal Investigations Division is actively working this investigation. They have a person of interest detained and there is no threat to the public at this time. The Talk of Delmarva will have additional information as updates are made available.
