Delaware State Police today identified a Pennsylvania man as the suspect responsible for the Dec. 10 shooting of a Milford police officer assigned to the First State Violent Fugitive Taskforce in the Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Resort parking lot on the Coastal Highway near Rehoboth Beach..
Evelio Rivera, 37, of Reading, Pennsylvania, was shot during the exchange of gunfire and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Milford officer is Senior Corporal Timothy “TJ” Webb, a 13-year veteran of the department. A Facebook page has been set up to provide details on his recovery.
