Man dies after being shot in Wilmington

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Man killed in Wilmington shooting
Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Wilmington just after the city announced a new crime-fighting plan.

WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) -- Police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead in Wilmington.

It happened at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at 7th and Market streets.

Police arrived to find a 21-year-old man shot multiple times.

He was treated on the scene by medics and rushed to Christiana Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Action News is told bullets shattered the windows of several nearby businesses.

Investigators are working to determine what sparked the gunfire and who was responsible.