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Tyler Parton

Case from Dover, DE dated Dec 06, 2016

Victim Details

Tyler Parton

Male

White / Caucasian

Dover

DE

2016-12-06

24

Tyler

Parton

07/14/2026

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Tyler Parton, a 24-year-old white man from Dover, Delaware, was found dead on December 6, 2016, behind a home in the Pinewood Acres neighborhood off Aspen Drive. In the pre-dawn hours that Tuesday, a 3:06 a.m. 911 call reported gunshots in the area; by around 7:30 a.m., officers discovered Parton in the backyard of a residence in the 400 block—specifically tied in state records to 462 Aspen Drive—with a single gunshot wound. An autopsy by the Delaware Division of Forensic Science ruled his d ...
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about the effect Tyler Parton’s murder has had on the local community. ... ...Read More
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