Laurel man shot dead by juvenile Sunday identified: Police

The 31-year-old Laurel man killed in a shooting in Seaford Sunday night has been identified by police as Nicholas Davis.

The Seaford Police Department responded to 1252 Norman Eskridge Highway around 9 p.m. on Feb. 20 and found Davis in the parking lot with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit took over the investigation and said Davis encountered a group of people in the neighboring McDonald’s drive-thru before both parties moved to an adjacent parking lot. He was shot and the group left the scene, police said.

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A 17-year-old Seaford male was identified as a suspect, police said. He was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a prohibited juvenile. He was committed to a juvenile detention facility on $210,000 cash bond.