US EditionDelaware State Police Say DMV Gunman Let Customers Leave, Fired at Approaching Officers
Rahman Rose, 44, killed a Delaware State Police trooper and was fatally shot by police during a shooting at Wilmington DMV; multiple others had minor injuries, police said.
- On Dec. 23, Delaware State Police identified Rahman Rose of Wilmington as the suspect who shot Corporal Grade One Matthew 'Ty' Snook at the Wilmington DMV office on Hessler Boulevard.
- At the Hessler Boulevard DMV on Dec. 23, Corporal Grade One Matthew 'Ty' Snook was working an overtime reception assignment when Rose arrived as a customer and approached the reception desk.
- Responding officers exchanged fire after Rose allowed customers to leave and was shot through a DMV window by a county officer.
- Both Snook and Rose were later taken to hospitals and died, while one other trooper and a woman sustained minor injuries during the incident.
- Drawing on state police and FOX 29 reporting, the Delaware State Police Homicide Unit urges witnesses to contact detectives at 302-365-8441 with any relevant information.
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Delaware State Police say DMV gunman let customers leave, fired at approaching officers
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