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Wilmington Police charge 20-year-old with shooting of 28-year-old man last week

Quaneil Hasson Allen (Port City Daily/Courtesy WPD)
Quaneil Hasson Allen (Port City Daily/Courtesy WPD)

WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Police Department has arrested a man accused of shooting a 28-year-old man that left him with serious injuries earlier this month.

Wilmington Police charged 20-year-old Quaneil Hasson Allen in the shooting.

“Members of the US Marshals Fugitive Taskforce with the Wilmington Police Department arrested Allen, of Wilmington, Tuesday evening. He is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and a parole violation, according to WPD.

“Officers responded to the area of 6th and Meares Street on March 12 around 2:10 p.m. in reference to a shooting where they located the victim with a gunshot wound. EMS transported the victim to New Hanover County Regional Medical Center,” according to police.

Allen has several felony convictions, including drug possession and possession of a firearm by a felon.


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