Donnie Nave murder: Wilmington, Delaware woman grieves fiancé killed following road rage incident

WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) -- Chelsea Cooke is mourning the loss of her fiancé, who police say was fatally shot Sunday morning in Wilmington, Delaware. "It feels like a dream that I'm not waking up from," said Cooke following the death of 32-year-old Donald "Donnie" Nave. Cooke said adjusting to life without Nave has been difficult. She described him as her partner of 12 years and the father of their two children, with a third child on the way. "You never think it's going.I never thought this would be me. It was so stupid - over nothing," Cooke said. According to New Castle County police, Nave was shot and killed by 31-year-old Hector Sanchez on Sunday morning.

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Scoop News DeskWilmington, Delaware · Published Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM UTCUpdated Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM UTC

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He came at 8:30 in the morning, no tints, no mask, no nothing," Cooke said. "I can't wait to see him under the jail." Police said detectives quickly identified Sanchez's vehicle using license plate reader technology and took him into custody Sunday evening. "It was an overwhelming feeling that they caught him.

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