BEAR, DE — New Castle County Police arrested two Bear residents following an alleged shooting incident that unfolded late Tuesday night in the Becks Woods community.
According to police, patrol officers were dispatched at approximately 10:44 p.m. on November 25 after multiple callers reported gunshots near Becks Woods Drive and Mahon Lane. Witnesses told dispatchers that a white Dodge Durango and a dark-colored sedan appeared to be involved before leaving the area.
Responding officers located spent shell casings in the roadway. As they canvassed the neighborhood, officers observed a white Dodge Durango rapidly backing into a garage on Mahopac Drive. Officers attempted to speak with the occupants, but the garage door was closed, and efforts to establish contact were unsuccessful.
While officers were on scene, a victim called 911 from another location to report that their vehicle had been struck by gunfire while driving through Becks Woods. The victim provided a description of the suspect seen driving the Durango and said the gunfire prompted them to flee the area and seek safety before contacting police.
A perimeter was established, and members of the department’s Crisis Management Group responded. After a period of containment, officers took two individuals—31-year-old Terrance Hawkins and 31-year-old Calvin Boyd—into custody without incident. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Unit and Evidence Detection Unit later assumed the investigation.
Both men were transported to New Castle County Police Headquarters, where charges were filed.
Calvin Boyd was charged with two counts of felony possession of a firearm within 10 years of a prior felony conviction, one count of felony possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, and one count of felony conspiracy in the second degree. He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $52,000.00 cash bail.
Terrance Hawkins was charged with felony possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, two counts of felony possession of a firearm within 10 years of a prior felony conviction, felony possession of a firearm by a person prohibited, felony reckless endangering in the first degree, and felony conspiracy in the second degree. He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed on $80,000.00 cash bail.
Police noted that all crimes referenced are allegations, and both Hawkins and Boyd are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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