US EditionFuneral for killed Delaware State Trooper to be held at University of Delaware arena
Corporal Ty Snook, a 10-year veteran, was killed protecting others during a shooting at Wilmington DMV, with funeral services held at University of Delaware.
- On Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, Delaware State Police will hold funeral services for Corporal Grade One Matthew T. "Ty" Snook at the University of Delaware Bob Carpenter Center.
- A 44-year-old man entered the Karen L. Johnson Division of Motor Vehicles and shot Matthew T. "Ty" Snook at the reception desk, then responding officers including a New Castle County police officer killed the suspect.
- Public visitation will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University of Delaware Bob Carpenter Center, followed by a pass and review by uniformed emergency services personnel and a memorial service, with all events ending by approximately 3 p.m. and private interment.
- After his death, the community organized processions and vigils that escorted Snook’s body on Dec. 24, with Delaware State Senator Brian Pettyjohn planning a Dec. 28 candlelight vigil.
- Snook was hired on March 6, 2015 as a member of the 88th Delaware State Police recruit class and was a native Delawarean, 2009 graduate of St. Mark's High School, and University of Maryland wrestler.
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Funeral set for state trooper killed in Delaware DMV shooting
Cpl. Matthew "Ty" Snook's funeral will take place at the University of Delaware's Bob Carpenter Center in Newark.
Funeral for killed Delaware State Trooper to be held at University of Delaware arena
Delaware State Police announced funeral arrangements will be held for the fallen Delaware State Police trooper, Corporal Grade One Matthew T. "Ty" Snook, who was killed in the line of duty on Dec. 23, at the University of Delaware in…
Delaware State Police in Mourning After Trooper's Murder
(Wilmington, DE) – After a Delaware State Trooper was shot and killed at a DMV office just two days before Christmas, flags have been lowered to half-staff across the state. Just 34-years-old, Corporal Matthew “Ty” Snook died a hero as he helped save a DMV employee, before his own life was taken by a lone gunman. Snook was working an overtime shift at the DMV location on Hessler Boulevard, New Castle County — near Wilmington. A 10-year veteran o…
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