# Fatal shooting in Dover, Delaware

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/fatal-shooting-in-dover-delaware
> Updated: 2026-09-05T04:00:04.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

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.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-05: 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 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/dover-police-investigate-fatal-shooting-at-cava-restaurant

### 2026-08-14: 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.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/dover-police-arrest-third-suspect-in-fatal-2024-christmas-eve-shooting

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