WILMINGTON, DE – The Delaware State Police have announced an arrested in a murder that took place Thursday afternoon in the Capitol Park neighborhood in Dover. Police said Marcus Bailey, 18, of Wilmington has been arrested to be the alleged gunman of a shooting and robbery that left a 33-year-old Dover man dead in the driver’s seat of his vehicle.
“On March 24, 2022, at approximately 3:50 p.m., troopers responded to Senator Avenue for a reported shooting. The investigation determined a 33-year-old Dover man, was seated in the driver seat of a vehicle parked on Senator Avenue when Marcus Bailey entered the backseat of the car,” the Delaware Police said in a statement. “Marcus engaged in a conversation with the victim before demanding the victim’s property. At some point during the encounter, the victim was shot in the upper torso. Marcus then fled the vehicle in an unknown direction of travel. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
Through investigative measures, the Delaware State Police identified Marcus Bailey as the suspect involved in this shooting incident. On March 26, 2022, Marcus was taken into custody without incident during a traffic stop in the Long Neck Wawa parking lot.
He is facing murder, robbery, and illegal gun possession by a convicted felon. Bail was set at $1,120,000.