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300 March in Middletown Over Death of Ty Sawyer

New Castle County Police

There was another march over the death of a young man.

This time it was in Middletown where around 300 people were called on police to find justice in the death of 20-year old Ty Sawyer.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that the suspect in question is Patrick Downey who fought with Sawyer.

The paper says the police have not identified Downey but has been told they are trying to figure out if charges are warranted.

Friends and family of Sawyer want the police to charge Downey claiming that he had been taunting Sawyer for weeks after claiming that Sawyer had stolen some speakers.

New Castle County Police Chief Elmer Setting has said that the investigation is ongoing and that the cause of death has yet to be determined

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.