Thursday, March 12, 2026

One person shot as fight erupts at Hooters

WILMINGTON — A fight that broke at Saturday evening resulted in one person being transported to the New Hanover Regional Medical Center after sustaining a gunshot wound.

The Wilmington Police Department noted officers arrived around 7:48 p.m. at 5112 Market St. — the location of the national restaurant chain Hooters — to learn a fight had erupted among multiple males. As officers were assessing the crime scene, a victim approached with a gunshot wound. It’s unclear if the person was involved in the altercation, but the victim was immediately transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The WPD continues to investigate the incident and asks anyone with information to contact the department at 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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