MIDDLETOWN, Del. (AP) – A man shot and killed a Delaware state trooper outside a convenience store Wednesday and later barricaded himself inside his house, where he continued to fire shots at officers, police said.
The trooper was shot multiple times and died at a hospital, state police Superintendent Col. Nathaniel McQueen said at a news conference.
“This is a sad day for our state and for the Delaware State Police family,” McQueen said, with Gov. John Carney at his side.
The trooper, whose name was not released pending notification of relatives, was shot about 12:10 p.m. after he approached a vehicle in a convenience store parking lot. McQueen said the vehicle had two suspicious people inside.
One man got out of the car and shot the trooper several times before running away, McQueen said. The other man was arrested at the scene, he said.