Pregnant woman and man found fatally shot in Stanton

A 30-year-old pregnant woman and a 34-year-old man were shot and killed in New Castle County overnight in a double homicide. She was seven months pregnant.

Police have identified the two victims as Isabel Cooper and Thessalonias Berry of the Wilmington area.

County police found two bodies in a car on Kiamensi Road between Newport and Stanton roads in Stanton when responding to a possible vehicle crash around 2:30 a.m. Thursday.

Both victims had apparent gunshot wounds, police said. The fetus also was killed. 

Andrew Charles, Cooper's cousin, said he saw the two a couple of days ago at a family birthday party. 

"They were chilling and happy. They were making people laugh like they always do," Charles said. 

The victims had been dating, and Cooper was pregnant with Berry's child, Charles said. He grew up with Cooper and had fond memories of her being the protective older cousin. 

"If I got into trouble, she would get me out of it," he said.

Charles said Cooper had a good heart and didn't deserve this.

"I just can't believe it," he said.

The two were pronounced dead by New Castle County Paramedics, according to Master Cpl. Michel Eckerd, a police spokesman. 

"This is currently an ongoing and active investigation," he said late Thursday morning. "No suspect information is available at this time."

Traffic had been shut down around the police scene, which is near Powell Ford Park.

It was difficult for residents and business owners in the area to get where they needed to go with Kiamensi Road closed most of the morning. 

Delaware Department of Transportation employees were on both sides of the Kiamensi Road crime scene. They set up cones and stationed employees to limit foot and vehicle traffic in the area where police were investigating. 

Some hoping to get through the blockade left their vehicles parked and walked as close to the scene as they could looking for answers, but most were turned away and told the road would be shut to traffic for a long time. 

Though most walked away without learning why they couldn't get through, some people with businesses or homes nearby said they learned it was a homicide investigation.

Anyone with information on this investigation should contact detectives at (302) 395-8110, by email at JSendek@nccde.org or by calling New Castle County Police non-emergency number at (302) 573-2800.