Sunday, November 15, 2026

Police investigating fatal stabbing

WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Police Department are investigating a fatal stabbing that took place Monday.

Officers arrived around 9 p.m. in the 5700 block of Park Avenue where they found a 62-year-old male suffering from stab wounds. He was lying on the side of the road and rushed to New Hanover Regional Medical Center where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Police are withholding the identity of the man until they notify the family.

WPD is also asking for the public’s help; anyone with tips about the incident should call 910-343-3609, send a message to 847411 using the keyword WPDNC or use the Tip 411 app.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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