Jordaan Brummell, 26, of Millsboro, Delaware, was shot on Saint Thomas Boulevard and died of his injuries after being taken to a hospital on June 4, 2024. Millsboro Police and Delaware State Police were called about 10:47 a.m.; officers began life-saving efforts at the scene before Brummell was transported and later pronounced dead.

Investigators described the incident as a homicide and said early findings pointed to a direct encounter between Brummell and an individual who approached him with a firearm and opened fire. Police identified 19-year-old Malachi Waters of Millsboro as the suspect. Detectives located the vehicle a short time later, and with assistance from the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team stopped it in Delmar near the state line. Waters ran across into Delmar, Maryland, where he was apprehended.

Waters was extradited back to Delaware on June 10, 2024, arraigned and committed on a $1,060,000 cash bond; police charged him with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The Homicide Unit continued the investigation and asked anyone with information to contact investigators. If anyone knew Jordaan Brummell or saw the shooting, please come forward with information.