3:11 p.m., Sept. 19, 2008----Newark Police are investigating the shooting of a 22-year-old University of Delaware student about 12:30 a.m., Friday, Sept.19, in the 600 block of South Chapel Street at what police described as a “suspected drug location.”

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Police said the victim was exiting the rear of the residence when he was confronted in the doorway by an unknown man who pointed a handgun and fired, striking the victim in the chest. After being shot, the victim fled as he was pursued by the shooter and a second suspect.

Other residents of the house called 911 and Newark Police responded. They found the victim a distance away from the residence and he was transported by ambulance to the emergency room at Christiana Hospital.

Police said a search of the crime scene by officers yielded illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Newark Police Det. Fred Nelson at (302) 366-7110, extension 136, or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, where information can be left anonymously and a reward might be available.

Albert J. “Skip” Homiak Jr., executive director of campus and public safety at the University of Delaware, said that UD is “continuing to collaborate with local law enforcement officers to reduce crime near the University of Delaware campus.”