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Peter DiSabatino

Case from Newark, DE dated Nov 12, 2012

Victim Details

Peter DiSabatino

Male

White / Caucasian

Newark

DE

2012-11-12

22

Peter

DiSabatino

Yes

07/05/2026

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On the night of November 12, 2012, 20-year-old Peter Michael DiSabatino, a University of Delaware sophomore, was shot outside the Studio Green Apartments at 211 Thorn Lane in Newark, Delaware. Officers were called around 9:20 p.m. and found the 20-year-old male on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds; he was rushed to the hospital but died shortly after arrival. The scene—an off-campus courtyard near student housing—fell suddenly quiet except for flashing cruisers and taped-off walkways, the out ...
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