Melvin Orlando Collins, 26, was killed in the early morning hours of October 24, 2020, after gunfire erupted in the public parking lot at the Shoppes of Village Square on Marrows Road in Newark, Delaware. The shooting was reported around 12:47 to 12:50 a.m. Collins was found outside Bob’s Famous Tavern and was pronounced dead at the scene; another man was wounded and taken to a hospital in stable condition.

Investigators from the New Castle County Division of Police Criminal Investigations Unit treated the location as an active homicide scene, marking shell casings and securing areas around Bob’s Tavern. Officials said they were still trying to determine who fired the shots and the motive behind the violence. No suspect had been publicly identified.

Known as Melvin Orlando Collins Jr. and called Luv by family, he was born November 1, 1993, attended Marion T. Academy and Pencader Charter High School, worked as a supervisor with Allied Security, and had a young son. Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Castle County Division of Police.