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Fatal shooting in Dover, Delaware

Overview

On September 4, 2026, the Dover Police Department launched a homicide investigation following a shooting at a CAVA restaurant parking lot on North DuPont Highway.

Officers responded to reports of gunfire at approximately 9:47 p.m. and located 18-year-old Foster Trader on a sidewalk. Despite medical assistance from paramedics and officers, Trader was pronounced deceased at approximately 10:04 p.m. Investigators recovered multiple spent shell casings from the scene, but no suspects or vehicles have been identified.

Entities

Dover Police Department · Nemours Hospital · Foster Trader · Cava · Dover

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Dover Police investigate fatal shooting at CAVA restaurant

    An 18-year-old man, Foster Trader, was killed in a shooting at a CAVA restaurant in Dover, Delaware, on Friday night. Police are investigating and no suspects have been identified.

  2. [CRIME] 3 sources
    Dover Police arrest third suspect in fatal 2024 Christmas Eve shooting

    A third suspect, a 16-year-old, has been arrested in Pennsylvania for the December 2024 Christmas Eve shooting of 14-year-old Juwan Walker in Dover, Delaware.

Sources

doverpolice.org · timesnownews.com