WILMINGTON, DE — A man is facing multiple felony charges after a late-night shooting in Wilmington left another man hospitalized, police said.
According to Wilmington Police, officers responded to the 1900 block of West Fourth Street at about 11:48 p.m. Monday for a report of a shooting.
Police located a 33-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound and transported him to a hospital in stable condition.
During the investigation, officers located a suspect, identified as Jonathan Colon, 30, and took him into custody without incident, according to police. Investigators said officers also recovered a loaded .380-caliber handgun.
Colon has been charged with first-degree assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, first-degree robbery, two counts of possession of a firearm by a person prohibited and carrying a concealed deadly weapon.
Court records show Colon was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $130,000 cash-only bail.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Detective Avery Stewart at 302-576-3971. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or online at DelawareCrimeStoppers.com.
All suspects, arrestees, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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