FRANKFORD, DE- A man was seriously injured in a reported shooting near Frankford on Sunday, February 2.
Delaware State Police say they were called to Gum Tree Road for reports of a shooting around one in the afternoon. Officials say the shooting victim, a 41-year-old man, was taken to the Frankford Fire Company before being taken to a nearby hospital with critical injuries.
An unidentified man and the victim were arguing at a home when the suspect shot the victim and ran, according to investigators.
Troopers say 18-year-old Kelvin Wescott of Seaford was on February 28 in Millsboro.
He was taken to Troop 4, where he was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $1,061,400 cash bond.
He was charged with:
- Attempted Murder 1st Degree (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited Adjudicated Delinquent (Felony)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
