MUS-2026-0423
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MUS-2026-0423
Homicide
- Incident
- 2007
- Indexed
- Oct 23, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Delaware State University Police Department
- Location
- Dover DE
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Shalita Middleton, 17, a Delaware State University freshman, was shot near Memorial Hall on campus in Dover, Delaware, on September 21, 2007. She died on October 23, 32 days later, without regaining consciousness. A suspect was arrested and charged, but all charges were dismissed in 2009. The case is documented on Wikipedia and in campus reporting. No one has been convicted, and the shooting remains unsolved.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2007
Shalita Middleton, 17, a Delaware State freshman, is shot near Memorial Hall on campus in Dover on September 21.
- 2007
She dies on October 23, 32 days later, without regaining consciousness.
- 2009
A suspect arrested and charged; all charges are dismissed. The shooting remains unsolved.
Key people
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17, a Delaware State University freshman. Shot near Memorial Hall on campus on September 21, 2007; she died on October 23 without regaining consciousness.
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