The man who shot and killed a Delaware State Police trooper At a DMV office Investigators said Friday that he believed he was being surveilled and harassed by law enforcement but had no prior interaction with the officer who killed him.
State Police Cpl. Matthew Snook was working overtime at the New Castle DMV front desk on Dec. 23 when Rahman Rose walked in as an agent, approached him from behind and shot him with a handgun, state police said last month. In a final update on Friday, police said Rose told others he believed police were targeting him, and posted on social media about being the victim of “gang stalking,” which authorities describe as a belief that someone is being monitored and harassed by government agencies.
“Based on the totality of the evidence, investigators concluded that this was a premeditated and targeted attack on law enforcement,” the state homicide unit said.
A New Castle County police officer shot Rose through a window from outside the building. Rose later died in hospital.
Rose, 44, previously lived in Connecticut and lived in Wilmington, Delaware, with no permanent address at the time of the shooting. His limited contact with Delaware law enforcement in the year prior to the shooting did not involve any criminal allegations or arrests, and none of that contact included Snook.
Investigators said he first entered the DMV office on the morning of Dec. 23 and left a short time later. He returned again a few hours later and ambushed the officer, state police said. Snook protected a DMV employee as he was shot multiple times.
Investigators previously said Rose allowed the agents to leave but fired several shots at law enforcement as they approached the building.
It was Snoke, who called him “Tai.” 10 year veteran From the state police force.
“Ty’s courageous act of strength and sacrifice reflects the core values he lived by every day — protecting others with courage, selflessness and unwavering integrity,” police said Friday.
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Ramer reported from Concord, New Hampshire.