Hilda Gail Donaway, 70, was fatally shot inside her Bridgeville, Delaware home on the evening of December 22, 2021. Authorities say the attack occurred about 6:18 p.m. while Hilda and her grandson were inside the residence in the 11000 block of Abbys Way. Investigators described rounds being fired into the house from outside, striking windows in the living room, kitchen, and bedrooms. Hilda was in the kitchen when she was hit and died of her wounds. Her grandson escaped through a bedroom window and was not injured.

Police say Ronald L. Donaway, 74, of Millsboro, went to the home where his ex-wife was staying and allegedly fired a rifle into the house. Troopers stopped his vehicle at the community entrance, arrested him without incident, and observed visible blood on his hands. He was charged with first-degree murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, home invasion, and first-degree reckless endangering and held on $900,000 cash bond.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Ronald Donaway’s actions that evening, please come forward.