DEADLY SHOOTING GRAPHIC

(Photo: MGN)

MAGNOLIA, Del. - The Delaware State Police have arrested a Magnolia man on manslaughter and firearm possession charges following a fatal shooting in Kent County on Tuesday night.

Police say they were called to a home on Millchop Lane at about 7:30 p.m. on reports of a shooting. There, troopers say they found a 20-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to a nearby hospital but did not survive.

The ensuing investigation, according to police, revealed that Chase Washington, 23, of Magnolia, was in the home with the victim and was recklessly mishandling a handgun when the gun went off, striking her.

Washington was arrested and taken to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $100,000 cash bond on the following charges:

-Manslaughter Recklessly Cause the Death of Another Person (Felony)

-Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)

Chase Washington

(Delaware State Police)

 

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