A 33-year-old man has been charged with the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Dennis Davis in Wilmington on June 11, the Wilmington Police Department announced Tuesday.
Police said Deontay Willingham was indicted by a grand jury on charges including first-degree murder on June 20 and was arrested for an unrelated charge in Pennsylvania on July 5. He was formally arraigned in Delaware on Friday.
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Davis was shot by Willingham on the first block of E. 23rd St. at about 2:15 p.m. on June 11, according to police. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Police have not yet released any motive behind the shooting.
In addition to first-degree murder, Willingham has been charged with murder during the commission of a felony, first-degree robbery, three counts of possessing a firearm while committing a felony, possession of a firearm by a person prohibited and carrying a concealed deadly weapon.
He has been incarcerated at Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post a $1.5 million bail.
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