There was an increased police presence in Newark, Delaware, Halloween night after a shooting left three young people injured.
New Castle County police officers rushed to the 100 block of Alvin Drive in the Salem Woods community around 7:55 p.m. Tuesday, county police said.
Responding officers found 16-year-old and 17-year-old boys and a 20-year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.
County police officers and Delaware State Police troopers "immediately provided first aid and utilized tourniquets on the victims," police said
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The conditions of the victims was not immediately known as they were treated at a local hospital.
There were several roads closed in the area, including Jaymar Boulevard, Emily Court and Alvin Drive. Those roads were reopened by early Wednesday morning.
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County police asked anyone with information on the triple shooting to call the Criminal Investigations Unit at (302) 395-8110 or contact Det. Daryl Haines at (302) 395-8137 or by email at Daryl.Haines@newcastlede.gov.
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