Delaware 13-year-old arrested for murder

NEWARK, Del. (WPHL) — A 13-year-old from Wilmington has been arrested for a murder that happened in Newark.

According to New Castle County Police, officers responded to Clarion Court in the Kimberton neighborhood around 3 p.m. Sunday, March 16 for reports of multiple gunshots.

When officers arrived, they saw two homes had been struck by gunfire. During the preliminary investigation, police were informed that a gunshot wound victim arrived at Christiana Hospital by a private vehicle. The victim, identified as 19-year-old Jahliel Jackson, died at the hospital.

Detectives identified a 13-year-old male from Wilmington as a suspect. He faces the following charges:

• One Count of Murder in the First Degree
• One Count of Possession of Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited under 21
• One Count of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony

The teenager is being held at the New Castle County Detention Center after failing to pay $170,000 cash bail.

Detectives are asking anyone with additional information to contact Detective Bruhn at (302) 395-8120, via email at Thomas.Bruhn@newcastlede.gov, or by calling the New Castle County Division of Police non-emergency number at (302) 573-2800.

Tips can also be submitted by calling the Criminal Investigations Unit at (302) 395-8110, sending a Facebook message to New Castle County Police, calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333, or online at www.delawarecrimestoppers.com