MAGNOLIA, Del.- Delaware State Police have arrested four people in connection with a shooting incident that occurred Friday night in Magnolia.
Police said it happened at around 9:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Terry Drive, when two men confronted a third unknown male on the street and shot at him.
The single discharged round, missed the unknown man, who was confirmed to be the intended target.
After the shooting, the man fled the area and has yet to be located.
The discharged round also caused a substantial risk of harm to the occupants of a home, which was in close proximity to the shooting. A motive for the shooting is undetermined at this time.
Detectives were able to determine a silver Nissan Armada with Pennsylvania tags and a silver Volkswagen Passat with Delaware tags as vehicles associated with the incident.
During the mid-morning hours on Saturday, Feb. 8, each vehicle was located separately by troopers on patrol in Dover. As a result of each vehicle being stopped, multiple people were taken in to custody and transported to Troop 3.
Through further investigation, detectives said they were able to positively identify Thomas M. Bailey Jr., 39, of Milford, and William B. Goldsborough, 39, of Dover, as the two men who were present when the shooting occurred, with Bailey being confirmed as the shooter. Police said it was also determined that Patrice N. Anderson, 29, of Wilmington, purchased the gun and provided it to Bailey, knowing it was intended to be used in the shooting.
Detectives were also able to identify Roger L. Jones, 44 of Magnolia as a person of interest in the investigation, which ultimately resulted in a search warrant being executed at his home, located in the 100 block of Boyd Drive in Magnolia.
Police said that as a result of the search warrant detectives recovered an Arch Angel .22 caliber rifle, which was determined to have been used in the shooting. Also recovered during the search was an assortment of stolen tools which were confirmed to be associated with an unrelated theft investigation, also being conducted by Troop 3 detectives.
Computer checks of all four suspects determined that they were all prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition due to prior felony convictions, according to police.
Bailey and Goldsborough were arraigned and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on $46,000 cash bail.
Anderson and Jones were arraigned and released on $1,500 unsecured bail.
