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Wilmington Police Department
Thursday November 10th, 2022 :: 09:04 a.m. EST

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Wilmington Police arrest man on gun charges moments after shots fired incident:

Wilmington Police have arrested a man on gun charges moments after a shots fired incident.

On November 2 at approximately 8:38 p.m., police responded to the 2400 block of West 4th Street for a shots fired complaint.  Arriving officers observed 35-year-old Angel Cruz in the 300 block of Greenhill Avenue and made contact with him.  Following a brief investigation, police recovered a loaded 9mm handgun and one bag of heroin.  Cruz was taken into custody without incident.

Cruz was charged with the following offenses:

  • Possession of a firearm during the Commission of a Felony
  • Possession of a Firearm while also in Possession of a Controlled Substance
  • Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
  • Possession of a Controlled Substance
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $26,500 cash-only bail.
 

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Wilmington Police Department
300 N Walnut St
Wilmington, DE 19801

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