Man dies, woman injured in Rehoboth Beach hotel shooting

A man was found dead and a woman unconscious April 30 in a Rehoboth Beach hotel. Both had gunshot wounds to the head, police say. 

Rehoboth Beach police went to a hotel on Christian Street at 12:18 p.m. after receiving a call that there may have been a suicide in one of the rooms, said Lt. Jaime Riddle of the Rehoboth Beach Police Department.

An officer entered the room and found a man, 28, of Coatesville, Pa., and a woman, 23, of Newark; both had been shot in the head. Riddle said the man was dead, and the woman was unconscious but breathing. A loaded 9mm handgun was found in the immediate vicinity of the victims, he said.

The officer immediately began rendering first aid until emergency medical services personnel arrived on scene and assumed care of the patient, Riddle said. The woman was removed from the scene and transported to a local hospital where she remains on life support, he said. 

Out of respect for the privacy of the families of the victims, their names are not being released at this time, Riddle said.

“At this time police are not seeking any additional persons in relation to this investigation, and there are no current threats to public safety,” he said.