Pizza delivery driver shot in botched Dover robbery Sunday night, police say
Isabel HughesA 23-year-old pizza delivery driver was shot Sunday night in a botched robbery at a Dover apartment complex he was delivering pizza to, Dover Police said.
According to police, the victim was leaving Woodmill Apartments, located on S. Farmview Drive, at about 10 p.m. after delivering food to a customer when two men demanded money from him.
The victim told the men he didn't have any money, police said. The suspects then demanded his car keys, which the victim refused to give them.
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One of the suspects fired one shot, hitting the delivery driver in the arm before both suspects ran on foot without any money or items. The victim drove himself to Kent General Hospital where he was treated and released.
Dover Police continue to investigate the crime and ask anyone with information to call the department at 302-736-7130 or submit tips to Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333.
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