On the evening of April 12, 2021, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Dover police responded to reports of a shooting in the 400 block of Sussex Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered 19-year-old Dazhmier Kyair Brooks unresponsive, having suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. Officers administered aid until medical personnel arrived and transported Brooks to Bayhealth Kent General Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
This tragic event marked the first homicide in Dover for th
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