6 charged in robbery-turned-shooting at Biden Welcome Center in December

Miguel Matthews, Bryson Ridgley, Orenzo Charles, Trajuan Wilmont. From: Delaware State Police

Six people are facing charges for a drug deal turned robbery and shooting at the Biden Welcome Center in Delaware last month. 

Two teenage girls from Delaware, ages 16 and 17, and three 18-year-olds from Maryland were charged with multiple crimes. 

A 45-year-old New York man who was wounded during the altercation was also charged after police searched his vehicle after the shooting.

What we know:

Police were called to the Biden Welcome Center on John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway the morning of Dec. 1 for reports of a shooting. 

Investigators say 45-year-old Orenzo Charles, from Goshen, New York, was found by police suffering from a non-fatal gunshot wound.

Authorities believe the shooting happened when Charles was approached by the suspects in a white sedan about a possible drug deal.

When Charles retrieved a bag of marijuana from his vehicle, investigators say one of the suspects grabbed the bag through an open car window.

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Visitor shot, robbed at Biden Welcome Center in Delaware

A New Yorker's drive through Delaware took a terrifying turn when a robbery escalated into a shooting this weekend.

A struggle ensued over the bag of drugs, at which point investigators say someone inside the fleeing vehicle shot Charles one time.

Over a month later, police announced the arrests of a 16-year-old girl, a 17-year-old girl from New Castle County. 

Trajuan Wimont, Bryaon Ridgley, and Miguel Matthews – all 18-years-old from Elkton, Maryland – were also arrested over the course of the investigation.

Charles, the victim of the shooting, was also charged after police searched his vehicle and found over 260 grams of marijuana.

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