The Delaware State Police identified Matthew “Ty” Snook, 34, as the trooper who was shot and killed at the New Castle, Del., DMV office on Tuesday afternoon. Photo courtesy of the Delaware State Police
The Delaware State Police on Wednesday identified Cpl. Grade One Matthew T. “Ty” Snook as the trooper who was killed at a Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles office.
Snook, 34, of Hockessin, Del., was a 10-year veteran of the Delaware State Police who joined the force on March 6, 2015, as part of the 88th Delaware State Police recruit class that year.
He is survived by his wife and their 1-year-old daughter, and a fundraiser has been created where people can donate funds to help support his family.
The fundraiser raised $119,246 of the $129,600 sought as of early Wednesday evening.
“Our DPS family extends its deepest condolences to the Snook family,” DSP officials said in a news release. “We are forever grateful to them for sharing ‘Ty’ with us and for the sacrifices they made in support of his service to the citizens of Delaware.”
Snook was a “respected colleague, a trusted partner and a beloved member of both the Delaware State Police and the community he served,” they added.
Snook was shot and killed Tuesday by an assailant who entered the New Castle DMV office and walked up to the desk where Snook was stationed and shot him twice.
The 44-year-old suspect was shot and died from his wounds. A second trooper also was shot but did not suffer life-threatening injuries.
A 40-year-old woman was hospitalized and treated for minor injuries that were not caused by the gunfire.
Snook had pushed a bystander out of the way after he was shot the first time and was shot again.
He was a graduate of the University of Maryland, where he was a member of the college wrestling team, and afterward completed his police academy studies and field training to become a state trooper.
The DSP assigned him to Troop 6 at Prices Corner, where he served on C-shift and “was known as a dependable, professional and committed trooper,” according to the DSP.
Snook was a native of Delaware and a graduate of Saint Mark’s High School in Wilmington, where he won a wrestling state title in 2009 and was a two-time state finalist and four-time state placer.
He completed his collegiate career with a 45-44 record while wrestling in the 184-pound weight class before moving up to 197 during his senior year.
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