Six Shot at Newark Halloween Event as Police Seek Suspects

Six people were shot Saturday night during Halloween festivities in downtown Newark, Delaware, near Main Street and the University of Delaware campus. The gunfire sent crowds fleeing through the streets, and all six victims were taken to area hospitals; their conditions had not been disclosed in the reports. No suspects had been publicly identified or arrested as of Sunday morning, and police sought public assistance as they investigated. The shooting was described as Delaware’s worst mass shooting by victim count in seven years. It also occurred amid a broader wave of shootings in nightlife districts across several U.S. cities over the Halloween weekend, including deadly incidents in Dallas and Birmingham.