Smyrna High School student, 19, slain in Dover shooting

DOVER, Del. (AP) - A Smyrna High School student has died after being shot outside a Dover apartment complex.

Multiple media outlets report 19-year-old Gary Adams of Smyrna was killed by a single gunshot wound Wednesday night.

A resident found Adams lying on the ground and tried to administer CPR, told The News Journal of Wilmington (https://delonline.us/1d2FOZu ) the victim had a pulse when police arrived. He died shortly after being taken to a hospital.

Police did not say where Adams was shot.

Smyrna High School administrators say the school has crisis counselors available to students.

This is Dover’s fourth homicide of 2015, a figure which matches last year’s total. Three of those, including Adams’ slaying, remain unsolved.

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Information from: The News Journal of Wilmington, Del., https://www.delawareonline.com