Two Arrested After Fight/Shots Fired Following Football Game

Incident Number:  50-24-39005

Date/Time: Friday, October 18th, 2024 at 8:59 p.m.

Location: Dover High School, 1 Dover High Drive, Dover, DE

Contact:   Dover Police Department Public Information Officer
Master Corporal Ryan Schmid   Email: [email protected]

Narrative: The Dover Police Department has arrested Kameron Scott, 27, and Tony Benson Jr, 20, both of Dover, following a large fight/shots fired incident Friday evening. The investigation began at 8:59 p.m., following the Dover High School football game. Officers were on scene assisting with security at the game, when a large fight broke out at the entrance to the football stadium. While responding to break up the fight, Officers observed Scott fire a handgun into the air. Officers attempted to take Scott into custody, however he ran to a nearby apartment complex and was taken into custody after a foot chase. Benson Jr, who was involved in the fight, also ran toward the apartment complex and was taken into custody after a foot chase. Patrol Officers located a Taurus .38 special handgun in the area where Scott ran from Officers.

Thankfully, no one was injured as a result of this shooting incident.

Both defendants were transported to Dover Police Department where they were processed and arraigned

Scott was committed to SCI on $55,000 cash bail on the following charges:
-Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
-Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
-Possession of a Firearm in a School Zone
-Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
-Riot
-Conspiracy Second Degree
-Resisting Arrest

Benson Jr. was released on his own recognizance on the following charges:
-Riot
-Conspiracy Second Degree
-Resisting Arrest

Both defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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