Wilmington homicide victim identified

WILMINGTON, Del. - April 6, 2010 Police found Butcher lying in the 1200 block of W. 3rd Street at about 10:20 p.m. He had been shot multiple times in the chest area.

Butcher was taken to the hospital where he died.

Several cars in the block were struck by gunfire along with the basement window of a home near the shooting scene.

Wilmington Police say there have been 9 homicides in Wilmington to date this year. 6 were by gunshot, 2 stabbings and one vehicular homicide. There have been 24 shooting incidents with a total of 32 victims.

In 2009 there were 17 homicides.

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