2007 Delaware State University shooting

2007 school shooting in Dover, Delaware January 2026 January 2026 2007 Delaware State University shooting Dover, Delaware, U.S. September 21, 2007 UTC-4 School shooting, child murder Shalita Middleton (died on October 23, 2007) Nathaniel Pugh Unknown Loyer D. Braden *Second-degree murder First-degree assault First-degree reckless endangering Possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (3 counts) (All charges dismissed) On September 21, 2007, two 17-year-old Delaware State University freshmen were shot on campus. One died 32 days later on October 23, from critical injuries sustained in the attack. A freshman student from East Orange, New Jersey, Loyer D. Braden, was arrested and charged with murder. However, the charges were dismissed in May 2009 due to a lack of evidence, as well as eyewitnesses saying that Braden was not the shooter. Events and university response On September 21, 2007, a perpetrator shot two 17-year-old Delaware State University students from the Washington, D.C. area, Shalita Middleton and Nathaniel Pugh, and shot at but did not wound a third student. Middleton died on October 23 from injuries sustained in the attack, without regaining consciousness.https://www.foxnews.com/story/victim-in-delaware-state-university-shooting-dies-of-injuries Victim in Delaware State University Shooting Dies of Injuries Fox News http://www.wboc.com/story/7256446/bail-increased-for-dsu-campus-shooting-suspect-after-victim-dies Bail Increased for DSU Campus Shooting Suspect After Victim Dies WBOC-TV 2007-10-24 March 15, 2018 March 14, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133548/http://www.wboc.com/story/7256446/bail-increased-for-dsu-campus-shooting-suspect-after-victim-dies dead The university responded within 20 minutes of the shooting to notify students by web announcements, physically entering dorms, and telecommunications.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092100649.html?hpid=topnews Washington Post Student Shoots Two at Delaware State University 2007-09-21 Text messages were not sent at the time of the incident. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jAWPn73xdPrG4b9FhHbtCUVgN6Ww 2 Students Shot at Delaware State Associated Press 2007-09-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071113175903/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jAWPn73xdPrG4b9FhHbtCUVgN6Ww 2007-11-13 The campus was kept on "limited access status" from Friday, September 21 through Sunday, September 23, with classes resuming on Monday, September 24.http://www.desu.edu/advancement/pr/press_release.php?article_id=297 Arrest Made in DSU Shooting Incident 2007-09-24 Delaware State University press release https://web.archive.org/web/20071108013924/http://www.desu.edu/advancement/pr/press_release.php?article_id=297 2007-11-08 The university increased security patrols on campus following the incident. Arrest On September 24, 2007, police arrested Loyer D. Braden, also a freshman, in his dorm and charged him with attempted first-degree murder among other offences. University spokesman Carlos Holmes stated, "I question the young man's intelligence in coming back to campus this morning, if that's what he did. Lord knows what was going through his brain. Maybe he thought he was scott-free." Susan Kinzie Freshman Charged In Shooting Two At Delaware State Washington Post 2007-09-25 B1 On September 28, 2007, following Braden's arraignment hearing, the case was transferred to Superior Court for trial. The judge ordered that if Braden made bail, he be barred from visiting the DESU campus or contacting potential witnesses.http://www.desu.edu/advancement/pr/press_release.php?article_id=298 DSU Shooting Suspect's Case Is Moved to Superior Court Delaware State University press release 2007-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20071108014756/http://www.desu.edu/advancement/pr/press_release.php?article_id=298 2007-11-08 After the victim died, a grand jury indicted Braden with his attempted first-degree murder charge being upgraded to second-degree murder.2007-12-04 E. Orange teen accused in Del. State shootings indicted on murder charge https://www.nj.com/news/2007/12/inprogress.html 2023-04-17 nj en Dismissal of charges On May 19, 2009, the judge dismissed the charges against Braden, saying that the prosecution had withheld crucial evidence.Mark Mueller http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/judge_dismisses_murder_charge.html Judge dismisses murder case against N.J. man charged in Delaware State campus shooting nj.com 2009-05-19 A witness who had been with Middleton said that two men in dreadlocks and white t-shirts had shot the students. As of 2024, no further arrests have been made since the dismissal of Braden's charges. See also List of school shootings in the United States by death toll References External links Two students shot at Delaware State University 39.1852 -75.5420 type:event_globe:earth_region:US-DE title Category:Delaware State University Category:University and college shootings in the United States Category:2007 murders in the United States Category:2007 in Delaware Category:University and college killings in the United States Category:Deaths by firearm in Delaware Category:September 2007 crimes in the United States Category:Attacks on schools in 2007 Category:Unsolved murders in Delaware Category:School shootings in Delaware