Man shot at his home west of Long Neck

Police are investigating after a homeowner was shot Nov. 21 at his home west of Long Neck.

Delaware State Police responded at 8:43 p.m. to the 30000 block of Ayers Lane for a report of a shooting and found the home had been shot numerous times with an unknown firearm, said Sgt. India Sturgis of the Delaware State Police.

The homeowner was shot in the upper torso, and he was transported to an area hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries, Sturgis said. No one else was harmed during this incident. The circumstances and motive surrounding the shooting remain under investigation, she said.

The Delaware State Police Troop 4 Criminal Investigations Unit asks anyone with information regarding this incident to contact Detective C. Simpson at 302-752-3855. Information may also be provided by contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333 or delawarecrimestoppers.com.

Police continue to investigate a Nov. 10 shooting in which a man in the Millsboro area was shot in the leg.