Saturday, April 26, 2025

Alarming shooting spree continues: Three more Wilmington shootings brings total to 23 this week

While no injuries were reported due to the gunshots themselves, one bystander was injured while trying to flee the scene

Wilmington Police are once again asking the public for help in a recent string of reported shootings (Port City Daily/File)
Wilmington Police are once again asking the public for help in a recent string of reported shootings. (Port City Daily/File)

WILMINGTON — Wilmington Police are asking for residents help with the investigations into several shootings that took place Tuesday morning — no injuries were reported due to the gunshots, but one incident did have a car run off the road after being fired upon.

“Officers responded to the 400 block of Mercer Avenue around 10:15 a.m. and the 600 block of N. 11th St. around 10:30 a.m. in reference to ShotSpotter alerts of multiple rounds fired in each area. No injuries were reported, but two houses did sustain damage,” according to a WPD press release. 

This is just the latest in what has been a particularly busy week for shootings in Wilmington which has seen more than 20 incidents in four days.

Related: Twenty shootings in four days: Wilmington Police ask for help with ‘alarming trend’

“The third incident occurred around 11:10 a.m. in the 100 block of Wayne Drive. A car lost control after being struck by gunfire and hit a trailer carrying equipment. The car then ran off the road, where the driver abandoned it and fled the scene. Although no one was injured by gunshots, a bystander in the area injured himself while trying to flee the scene,” the release states. 

Anyone with information is urged to call WPD at 910.343.3609 or use Text A Tip.


 

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