WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware state trooper was killed along with the suspected gunman Tuesday during a shooting at a motor vehicle agency near Wilmington, authorities said.
Neither Gov. Matt Meyer’s office nor state and local police immediately provided details about the shooting in New Castle, just a few miles outside of Wilmington.
State police said on social media the threat was over before 3 p.m. and that a woman and second state trooper had minor injures not from gunshots. The trooper who was killed has not been identified.
“Law enforcement acted swiftly to secure the scene, and the shooter has been confirmed deceased,” Meyer said on the social platform X. “State and local law enforcement are on the scene and coordinating response efforts.”
The state Division of Motor Vehicles said it has closed its offices statewide.
