Man, 18, Arrested In Shooting At Delaware State
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DOVER, Del. — Police arrested an 18-year-old man in the shooting of two students at Delaware State University, authorities said yesterday. As they led him into a courthouse, he told reporters: “I’m sorry.”
Loyer Braden, arrested about 3:30 a.m. in his dorm room, was charged with attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment, as well as a gun charge, according to court documents.
A justice of the peace set bail for the East Orange, N.J., teenager at $75,000 and ordered him to stay away from the victims and Delaware State. Mr. Braden is a freshman at Delaware State, according to a man at Mr. Braden’s home in East Orange who identified himself only as a family member.
University officials, who had assured the campus community over the weekend that the gunman was not on campus, could not explain how or when Mr. Braden returned to his dorm room.
Four Dover police officers escorted Mr. Braden to the court yesterday with his hands cuffed and his legs shackled. In response to reporters’ questions, he said softly: “I’m sorry.” Asked what he was sorry for, he replied only: “She’s in the hospital.”