Alonzo Small

The News Journal

State troopers responded early Saturday morning to a parking lot on the west side of Nordstrom at the Christiana Mall following multiple reports of shots fired, said Master Cpl. Gary Fournier, a spokesman for Delaware State Police.

No one was injured in the incident, Fournier said, although a parked car was damaged by gunfire.

Police said the suspects are two black men dressed in dark clothing and armed with an unknown make and model handgun. No further description was available.

About 5:10 a.m., troopers arrived at the mall parking lot located at 100 Christiana Mall Road, Fournier said. There, troopers were contacted by some passengers of a party bus that had just returned from a trip to the Washington, D.C.-area, Fournier said. Some witness accounts stated that "numerous gunshots rang out," as occupants were exiting the bus, according to Fournier. Those off the bus "quickly re-entered the bus and (the bus) departed the area for safety until the troopers arrived on the scene," Fournier said.

Delaware State Police is asking anyone with information relative to this investigation to contact Detective May (302) 365-8439. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, via the internet at www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com, or by sending an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."

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Contact Alonzo Small at (302) 324-2856 or asmall@delawareonline.com. Follow him on Twitter @P_AlonzoSmall.