Millsboro man charged in Long Neck murder

A Millsboro man, 40, faces a murder charge after police said he killed a relative March 19 during an argument in Long Neck.

Police were called at 12:10 p.m. to a home on White Pine Drive in The Pines development after a family member had called 911 in reference to a shooting.

Police said they arrived and took John Sulecki into custody without incident. Inside the home, police said they found a woman, 72, with a suspected gunshot wound and she was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel. Police said Sulecki and the woman were were arguing in a back room of the house when he shot her.

Sulecki was taken to Troop 7 where he was charged first-degree murder, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was arraigned by the Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution in default of $1,060,000 cash bond.

The investigation remains ongoing, and detectives ask anyone with information about this case to contact Det. D. Patterson at (302) 365-8471; send a private Facebook message to the Delaware State Police; or  contact Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) 847-3333.