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Corporal

Matthew Tyler "Ty" Snook

Delaware State Police — Dover, DE

Felonious

End of Watch December 23, 2025

Age 34

Tour of Duty 10 yrs 9 mo

The Vigil Panel 184 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 20

Incident

Corporal Grade One Ty Snook was shot and killed at the Karen L. Johnson Division of Motor Vehicles facility at 2230 Hessler Boulevard in New Castle.

Around 2:00 p.m., a man entered the DMV building and shortly thereafter approached Corporal Snook from behind while he was at the reception desk and shot him. After pushing a DMV employee out of the way, Corporal Snook was hit again. A responding New Castle County police officer arrived on the scene and shot the suspect.

The suspect died at an area hospital.

Corporal Snook was transported to Christiana Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.

Corporal Snook was working at the DMV in an overtime position and had served with the Delaware State Police for ten years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Snook gave the Delaware State Police 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Delaware. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Snook.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Delaware State Police

Location Dover, DE

Platform Identity dsp.de.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 23, 2025

Tour of Duty 10 yrs 9 mo

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Corporal Matthew Tyler "Ty" Snook is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In DE, 25 of 51 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 49% of this state's fallen. That is 5.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Delaware State Police, 9 of 21 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Delaware State Police

of 21 officers

42.9% Felonious

DE — Statewide

of 51 officers

49% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious