Dover Police Arrest Two Suspects After Westover Shooting Injures Teen

Dover Police have taken two 18-year-old men into custody following a shooting in the Village of Westover that left a teen with non-life threatening injuries. A K-9 unit helped track down the suspects and recover two handguns after witnesses provided descriptions and direction of travel.

Dover Police have taken two suspects into custody in connection with a shooting that wounded an 18-year-old man in the Village of Westover on Thursday afternoon.

The incident occurred around 3:41 p.m. on March 26th, 2026, in the 100 block of Thames Drive. Police responded to multiple reports of gunfire in the area and discovered that a young man had been shot in the leg. The victim was taken to Bayhealth Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

During their investigation, officers found multiple bullet casings behind a home and discovered that two occupied residences had been damaged by gunfire. Witnesses at the scene provided police with suspect descriptions and reported seeing the shooters flee eastbound through a wooded area toward Mifflin Road.

Law enforcement established a search perimeter and called in a Delaware State Police K-9 unit to help track the suspects. The police dog led officers to the 100 block of Mifflin Road, where two 9mm handguns were discovered in a trash container behind a residence.

The K-9 continued tracking to the back of the same property, where officers spoke with the homeowner who agreed to let police search the area. Authorities found both male suspects hiding in a detached shed on the property. The men matched witness descriptions and were arrested without resistance.

Police identified the suspects as Nasir Gibson, 18, of Wilmington, and Dimitri Marcelin, 18, of Dover.

Each suspect faces identical charges including first-degree assault, two counts of possessing a firearm during a felony, two counts of first-degree reckless endangering, second-degree conspiracy, wearing a disguise during a felony, two counts of criminal mischief under $1,000, and second-degree trespassing.

Both Gibson and Marcelin were sent to Sussex Correctional Institution on $63,800 cash bonds.