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A 24-year-old Wilmington woman was shot and killed Tuesday night in New Castle, according to New Castle city police.
The shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Meehan Lane near Buttonwood Park off Route 9, police said. There, officers found Daijha Clark with multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
She was taken to Christiana Hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.
New Castle police are investigating the shooting. They ask anyone with information regarding the shooting to contact Detective Michael Rodick at (302) 221-4559 or michael.rodick.jr@cj.state.de.us.
Information can also be provided to Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333 or delawarecrimestoppers.org.
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Feb. 19, 2021
The New Castle Democratic Committee, activists from every part of this town, has unanimously voted to endorse a strong group of candidates who will keep New Castle and Westchester County moving forward in the coming years. At the County level, the committee will support George Latimer and Tim Idoni, seeking reelection as County Executive and County Clerk, and Vedat Gashi, seeking reelection to the County Legislature. At the local level, the Committee endorsed five candidates, Holly McCall for Town Supervisor, Lori Morton for re-election to the Town Board and, Michael Weinberg and Jennifer Bounds who are seeking first terms on the New Castle Town Board, and Noah Sorkin, seeking reelection as Town Judge.
Written by Ivy Pool, Town Supervisor
I would like to extend my most heartfelt welcome to Council Member Dr. Lori G. Morton who has officially started her term on the New Castle Town Board. Lori was elected to serve the remaining one year on the Council Member seat I held starting in 2018. Lori was sworn in on New Year’s Day by Town Clerk Christina Papes.
A ceremonial inauguration event will be held on January 14th at 7PM via Zoom.