Teen, man shot hours apart on Wilmington same street

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Wednesday, January 1, 2020
2 shootings hours apart on same Wilmington street
2 shootings hours apart on same Wilmington street: as seen on Action News Mornings on January 1, 2020.

WILMINGTON, Delaware (WPVI) -- A teenager and a man in his 30s were shot on the same street just hours apart on New Year's Eve in Wilmington, Delaware, according to authorities.

Police said the 34-year-old man was shot several times along the 2200 block of North Market Street just before 8 p.m. Tuesday.

He was taken to Christiana Hospital in serious condition.

The shooting happened hours after a 17-year-old boy was struck in the shoulder by gunfire just two blocks away.

His condition has not been released.

Authorities said they do not believe the two incidents are connected.

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