New Castle County Police reported that two juveniles have been charged following an incident at the Brookside Shopping Center in Newark in which a victim was struck in the face with a projectile.
Officers responded to the unit block of Marrows Road at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2026, after receiving a report that an individual had been hit by what was initially believed to be a paintball. Responding officers obtained descriptions of two suspects wearing dark clothing and ski masks and broadcast the information to units in the area.
While en route, officers located two juveniles matching the descriptions near the intersection of Marrows Road and Kimberton Drive and conducted an investigative stop. During the encounter, officers recovered a gel blaster toy gun and a container of gel rounds from a book bag belonging to one of the suspects…