Delaware
Man rescued from Delaware River by passersby, first responders
Good Samaritans helped police and firefighters save a man from drowning near a pier on the Delaware River over the weekend, authorities said.
The man was rescued from Freedom Pier in Gloucester City in Camden County, local police said Monday.
Police responded to the pier off South King Street around 12:10 a.m. Saturday. Several people were on the pier’s south side attempting to rescue the man and keeping his head above water until first responders arrived.
Three police officers secured a life vest around the man, authorities said. Firefighters arrived and helped lead the man to a nearby marina, where he was removed from the river and brought to a hospital.
Police did not say how the man ended up in the river or his condition after he was rescued.
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Eric Conklin may be reached at econklin@njadvancemedia.com.
Delaware
New Delaware Hunting Law Limits Restrictions
DELAWARE – Governor Matt Meyer signed a new bill that removes the hunting restrictions on Sundays and expands the allowed ammunition.
“For most Delawareans, hunting is a weekend activity,” Rep. Spiegelman said. “Speaking on behalf of the Sportsmen’s Caucus, we all felt that removing the antiquated ban would give more working Delawareans greater access to recreational opportunities and more opportunities to enjoy these experiences with their children.”
The new law will allow hunters to pursue all game animals and game birds during hunting seasons. The law was supported by Delaware Sportsmen’s Caucus (DSC), and received wide bipartisan support, with a 19-0 win in the Senate and a 38-1 win in the House.
Sunday hunting in Delaware was originally banned due to historically observed “blue laws”, which restricts certain activities on Sundays such as specific retail items and alcohol sales. Although the other aspects were repealed decades ago, the hunting regulations continued into the 21st century. It wasn’t until 2016 when Delaware allowed deer hunting on five allotted Sundays, then expanded to include game birds in 2024.
The bill also includes looser restrictions surrounding ammunition usage within deer hunting, expanding the allowed rifles ammunition size.
“We heard from a lot of hunters who wanted to use rounds like the .400 Legend,” Rep. Spiegelman said. “This law expands the allowable caliber size to include this and other popular deer hunting rounds.”
The new law is effective immediately.
For more information on hunting regulations, visit Delaware’s Division of Fish and Wildlife website.
Delaware
Suspect in fatal shooting inside Delaware hospital taken into custody
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The suspect in a fatal shooting Tuesday inside a Delaware hospital has been taken into custody in Philadelphia, officials said.
The 23-year-old man is expected to be charged in the shooting at Wilmington Hospital and extradited to Delaware, the city of Wilmington said in a statement.
Officials have declined to release information about the identities of the victims or the condition of a person who was shot and survived. The city said the shooting is believed to have been targeted and isolated.
ChristianaCare, which operates the hospital, said in an emailed statement it had diverted patients from its emergency department and was “taking all appropriate steps to ensure the safety of our patients, caregivers and visitors.”
A lockdown at the hospital had been lifted by Tuesday night.
At the news conference, Wilmington Mayor John Carney acknowledged the victims and hospital workers who hid as law enforcement went from room to room, clearing the building.
“If ever there is a place that should be a sanctuary for such violence, that is the place,” Carney said.
Kristen Lackford was recovering from feeding tube surgery when her hospital room door was suddenly kicked open by law enforcement with large guns and helmets, she said.
Lackford said it was scary watching the team search under her bed and in her bathroom before marking her door with a large letter “C” and never explaining why they were there.
When she finally learned what had happened and that the shooter could still be in the building, Lackford said she felt like “a sitting duck.”
“There was absolutely nothing that I could do to make myself feel safe,” she said.
Violence has been a persistent problem at hospitals across the U.S.
Wilmington, which has about 71,000 residents and is Delaware’s largest city, is about 25 miles (40 km) south of Philadelphia.
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