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Joshua Riley

Death by Force
Case Description
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Joshua Riley, a 35-year-old White male, was found in the early morning darkness along Hopkins Cemetery Road near Marshyhope Road outside Felton, Delaware. Troopers arrived around 12:30 a.m. on February 27, 2023, after a report of a person lying in a roadside ditch and discovered Riley, of Houston, Delaware, suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A Delaware State Police bulletin later clarified the murder date as Sunday, ...Read More
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  • 47abc: UPDATE: Homicide investigation underway in Felton - 47abc
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    Victim Details

    Joshua Riley

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Felton

    DE

    2023-02-27

    35

    Joshua

    Riley

    11/24/2025

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    Was anyone else really struck by the tragic randomness of Joshua Riley’s murder? It just seems so ... ...Read More
    05/20/2023
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    04/03/2023
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