Home Invasion in Delaware Turns Violent as Intruders Tie Up Resident
I was reading the latest Delaware crime updates when one headline stopped me cold—a man was tied up at gunpoint inside his own home on Salem Church Road. It happened just after 10 p.m. on a Monday night. That’s the kind of time most of us are winding down, maybe watching TV with family. Not expecting masked strangers to barge in with weapons.
According to Delaware State Police, two men broke into the house and went straight to the family room, where the resident was. They didn’t just take valuables—they tied his hands and asked him strange questions about another unknown man. That detail hit me. It’s not just a robbery—it might’ve been targeted, or worse, a case of mistaken identity.
No one deserves to feel unsafe in their own living room. And what’s chilling is how fast it happened. The suspects ransacked the place, grabbed whatever they could, and disappeared. No camera footage. No vehicle spotted. Just gone…