By Associated Press - Wednesday, May 27, 2015

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Wilmington Police have charged a man with first-degree murder in a slaying in December.

Twenty-one-year-old Marvin Swanson of Wilmington was arrested Tuesday and charged in the death of 43-year-old Derrick Caudle.

Police say on Dec. 19, officers were dispatched to the 700 block of Vandever Avenue after receiving reports of a shooting. When officers arrived they discovered Caudle suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Caudle was taken to the hospital where he died of his injuries.



Swanson is being held without bail.

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