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Arnold Azamar

Gender : Male

Age : 51

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/04/2024

Location : 1435 East Lebanon Road Kent assisted living facility

City : Dover

County : Kent

State : Delaware

Agency : Delaware State Police, Probation and Parole, Wyoming Police Department and Dover Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after homicide

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On June 4, 2024, Arnold Azamar, 51, visited a female relative at the Kent Assisted Living Facility. He was asked to leave by staff, and as he was escorted out, he shot and killed staff member William Whitehead. Azamar then fled the scene, and Delaware State Police, assisted by officers from multiple departments, located him near the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
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Azamar, armed and refusing to surrender, was approached by police. After a standoff, he fired at officers, prompting them to return fire, killing him at the scene.
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The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit is leading the investigation into this incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
2 fatalities.
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Last Update: December 3, 2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://dsp.delaware.gov/2024/06/06/update-victim-and-suspect-identified-state-police-detectives-investigating-homicide-and-officer-involved-shooting-in-dover/
https://firststateupdate.com/2024/06/troopers-identify-two-dead-at-dover-senior-center/
https://www.wmdt.com/2024/06/homicide-officer-involved-shooting-at-dover-senior-living-facility-under-investigation/
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/gunman-killed-police-shooting-worker-delaware-senior-living-center/3877714/
https://www.allsides.com/news/2024-06-06-1315/general-news/men-fatally-shot-1-police-outside-assisted-living-facility-near
https://milfordlive.com/update-victim-and-suspect-identified-state-police-detectives-investigating-homicide-and-officer-involved-shooting-in-dover/