BRIDGEVILLE, Del. - Troopers arrested 23-year-old Ian’Tae Albury on felony murder charges.
Delaware State Police say on Nov. 25, around 3:33 p.m., troopers responded to the 21000 block of Mill Park Drive for a report of a shooting. Troopers say they found 26-year-old Daquan Lake suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. Lake was reportedly transported to a nearby hospital, where he died.
State police say an investigation led them to identify Ian’Tae Albury, of Bridgeville, as the suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest. On Friday, Dec. 29, detectives served a search warrant on the 21000 block of Mill Park Drive in Bridgeville and Albury was taken into custody without incident.
Albury was taken to Troop 5 where he was charged with the following crimes:
- Murder First Degree (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited (Felony) – 3 counts
- Possession of Firearm Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (Felony) – 2 counts
- Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon (Felony)
Albury was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $1,160,000 cash bond.
The Homicide Unit is actively investigating this incident. Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding this case to contact Detective D. Grassi by calling 302-365-8441 or emailing daniel.grassi@delaware.gov. Information may also be provided by sending a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
