Officials to give update on Halloween shooting near University of Delaware

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Nov 9, 2026
That is a live look at Reading, Pennsylvania right now.
It looks gorgeous. Kathy Orr is going
to be back in just a few minutes
to tell us what we can expect tomorrow, Wednesday and certainly
for the weekend ahead. We are continuing to follow
the investigation into that multi-shooting near
the University of Delaware's campus.
It happened on Halloween night. We know six people were shot
that night. This is an active investigation.
I want to get to Jill Croce. This is near the
University of Delaware where officials will be holding an update. Jill.
Yeah, Janet Thomas, good afternoon to you.
We are right outside of the University of Delaware,
East Main Street. Choate Street is right behind me.
This is where that shooting happened. As you
guys mentioned, Halloween night,
police say it happened just after 11 p.m. Seven people
were shot that day, and we'll get into that in just a bit.
But today, why we are back in this
area today is because the area police department,
as well as the Delaware AG's office,
We'll be giving us an update on that criminal investigation.
So as soon as we get the latest, you'll be the latest to know.
But that is set for 2 p.m., about 10 minutes away from here.
So we're about to head there soon.
Again, that's for 2 p.m.,
but here's some recap of what happened and why we are covering this.
A mass shooting happened, as I said, Halloween night.
Seven people were shot.
The victims range from ages 15 to 21.
Police did confirm one of those
was a UD student 20 years old.
The seventh person was actually
accounted for at a later date.
A 17 year old male.
He was initially left at the left
that scene and did not report.
Two investigators until November 2nd,
he has been released from the hospital, so some good news there.
Police say one of the victims, a 16-year-old male,
also had a loaded firearm that was recovered by officers.
Charges for that person include possession
of a firearm by a person under 21,
carrying a concealed deadly weapon, a firearm, breach of release.
And last update from police, and maybe we'll get an update today,
hospitalized in Newark Police custody.
We ask anyone who has surveillance to hand that over to them.
They have a link over on their website.
And anyone with additional information, they're asked
to contact Detective Paige Klein at 302-366-7100, extension 3480.
Hopefully, we'll also get an update on those victims.
A lot of them are minors, so names are not being released.
We have found a GoFundMe for one of them.
Try to contact the GoFundMe organizer
and the person's father to see if they could give,
Thank you.
kind of just push people to go to that GoFundMe.
Have not heard back from them at this time.
But once 2 o'clock rolls around and that press conference starts,
hopefully we'll get more on where
this criminal investigation remains at this time.
All right. We'll look for that update.
Yeah. Some of the victims as young as 15,
just a chaotic scene out there. Jill, thank you.
