Walter Pereira, 29, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2022. Dover police say a call came in at about 3:42 a.m. for a shooting at a residence in the unit block of Forest Creek Drive. Officers found Pereira on the ground with gunshot wounds; he was treated at the scene, taken to a hospital, and later died.

The investigation focused on the home where the shooting occurred. Rayvaughn Jones, 29, of Dover, was arrested as he was leaving that residence; detectives executing a search warrant recovered a large cache of weapons and drugs, including an AK-47, an AR-15, a 12-gauge shotgun, multiple handguns, marijuana, oxycodone pills, methamphetamine, cocaine, LSD, cash, and paraphernalia. Jones was charged on numerous drug and firearms counts but was not listed in the initial public release as charged with Pereira’s murder.

Detectives later identified 17-year-old Tyre Blue of Dover and charged him on December 7, 2022, with first-degree murder, firearms offenses, and related counts. Investigators also later identified 23-year-old Khalil Peden of Bear as an additional suspect; he was indicted November 6, 2023, and arrested November 29, 2023, on first-degree murder and related charges. Police say the investigation remained active and were continuing to seek tips.

If anyone has information about Pereira, the Forest Creek Drive residence that night, or movements of people connected to the home, please come forward.