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Shooting Occurs During High School Basketball Game in Delaware

The shooting occurred during a game at Appoquinimink High School on 1080 Bunker Hill Road in Middletown. 

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State troopers responded to a shooting during a high school basketball game in Delaware, on Monday. 

The shooting occurred during a game at Appoquinimink High School on 1080 Bunker Hill Road in Middletown. 

Appoquinimink High School was playing Tri-State Christian Academy from Maryland when the shooting took place. A livestream of the game, which has since been deleted, showed the game being stopped with four minutes and one second left in the fourth quarter. Players, coaches and fans then moved out of the gym. 

In a message to families and staff on Tuesday, Appoquinimink School District Superintendent Matt Burrows said there was a fight in the hallway outside the gym during the game. During the fight, a handgun fell to the ground. The gun then discharged after someone stepped on the weapon and a bullet struck a wall, according to Burrows.

No one was injured during the incident.

"No known gunshot victims. No suspect has been taken into custody," state police tweeted.

Police continue to investigate the incident. If you have any information, call Delaware State Police Detective Timmons at 302-365-8434.

In September of last year, a shooting occurred near Appoquinimink High School during a football game. Two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries during that incident.

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