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Wilmington Police Department
Wednesday July 30th, 2025 :: 05:17 p.m. EDT

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Wilmington Police arrest man in connection with shots fired incident:

Wilmington Police have arrested a man in connection with a shots fired incident.
 
On July 10 at approximately 8:54 p.m., police responded to the 1400 block of St. Elizabeth Street in reference to a shots fired incident with no injuries. Members of the Crime Gun Intelligence Center, with the assistance of the Uniformed Services Division, identified 32-year-old Jesus Ortiz-Seda as a suspect.
 
On July 28, police located Ortiz-Seda in the 1600 block of Bonwood Road and took him into custody without incident. Investigators subsequently executed a search warrant in that block and recovered a 20-guage shotgun with a sawed-off barrel, as well as shotgun shells and several other types of ammunition.
 
Ortiz-Seda has been charged with the following offenses:

  • Possession of a Destructive Weapon
  • Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited – Two Counts
  • Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
  • Criminal Mischief Under $1,000
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and was committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $11,100 secured bail.

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Wilmington Police Department
300 N Walnut St
Wilmington, DE 19801

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