Overview
- Police identify the gunman as 44-year-old Rahman Rose, who entered the Wilmington DMV twice before ambushing Cpl. Matthew “Ty” Snook at the reception desk.
- Investigators cite Rose’s anti-police posts and his claim of “gang stalking” as indicators of a deliberate attack on law enforcement.
- Detectives report no co-conspirators and no prior connection to Snook, noting Rose’s limited, non-criminal police contacts and lack of a permanent address in Wilmington.
- After shooting Snook, Rose let customers leave, then fired at arriving officers before a New Castle County officer fatally shot him through a window.
- The handgun was legally purchased by Rose in Connecticut in 2021, and police credit Snook with shielding a DMV employee during the attack.