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Shalita Middleton

Case from Dover, DE dated Sep 21, 2007

Victim Details

Shalita Middleton

Female

Black / African American

Dover

DE

2007-09-21

17

Shalita

Middleton

Yes

06/25/2026

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Shalita Middleton, a 17-year-old Black female, was a first-semester freshman at Delaware State University in Dover when gunfire shattered the quiet around 1 a.m. on September 21, 2007. Near the campus dining spot known as the Village Café, shots struck Middleton in the abdomen and wounded fellow freshman Nathaniel Pugh in the ankle. The campus went into lockdown as police searched for the shooter, and Middleton—gravely injured—was rushed to Christiana Hospital in Newark, where she remained ...
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  • https://www.inquirer.com: Del State victim dies of her wounds
  • Delaware State University shooting - Wikipedia
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