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Of the 32 people shot in Dover last year, nearly a third 10 were injured in the four-block area surrounding South New and West Reed streets. Only one other hot spot in the city, Simon Circle west of downtown, saw multiple shootings, with three injured.
Dover also saw its deadliest year on record last year, with nine killed, eight by gunfire.
That was a 300% increase over 2019, which saw two people fatally shot. The city’s homicide rate in 2020 was about nine times the national average for cities with populations 25,000 to 49,999.
So far this year, 12 people have been shot in Dover.
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Delaware News Journal
Lawmakers on Thursday announced they are filing a bill that would require all police officers in Delaware to wear body cameras.
House Bill 195 by Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker, D-Wilmington, would require all police officers and certain employees from the Department of Correction and Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families to wear the cameras.
The governor, the attorney general, the Statehouse s majority party, activists and police support the statewide body camera mandate all but ensuring it s a done deal in Delaware. Lawmakers are likely to pass the bill before the legislative session ends June 30.
On Thursday, Attorney General Kathy Jennings called the body camera policy a top priority in building trust and accountability in policing.
Delaware News Journal
Lawmakers on Thursday announced they are filing a bill that would require all police officers in Delaware to wear body cameras.
House Bill 195 by Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker, D-Wilmington, would require all police officers and certain employees from the Department of Correction and Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families to wear the cameras.
The governor, the attorney general, the Statehouse s majority party, activists and police support the statewide body camera mandate all but ensuring it s a done deal in Delaware. Lawmakers are likely to pass the bill before the legislative session ends June 30.
On Thursday, Attorney General Kathy Jennings called the body camera policy a top priority in building trust and accountability in policing.