4 wounded in Tuesday morning shooting in Wilmington: police
Neighbors call for change after 4 shot at troubled home in Wilmington
Four people are recovering after a shooting just after 6:00 a.m. Tuesday near 10th and Spruce streets, according to Wilmington police. Neighbors say the home where the shooting happened has been a source of ongoing issues in the community.
PHILADELPHIA - Four people are expected to survive after a shooting Tuesday morning in Wilmington, Delaware.
What we know:
Officers from the Wilmington Police Department were called to the area of 10th and Spruce streets around 6 a.m.
Police found three men – ages 23, 40, and 49 – and a 53-year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds.
The victims were brought to a local hospital and listed in stable condition, according to police.
4 wounded in Tuesday morning shooting in Wilmington
Three men and a woman were wounded in a shooting early Tuesday morning in Wilmington, Delaware.
Witnesses tell FOX 29 News at least a dozen people were outside the property when gunshot rang out.
What they're saying:
Neighbors told FOX 29 there has been frequent open drug use at the property and that the home has been raided by police before.
Bullet holes from previous shootings are visible in the windows, according to neighbors.
Cheryl Elzey, a neighboring property manager, described hearing "pop pop pop pop pop" early Tuesday morning. "I heard like 10 shots and said wow are they shooting? And we came out and one of the victims was sitting on the stoop," said Elzey.
Elzey said, "This is a senior building and I’m responsible for 25 seniors. I don’t want them to come out of their homes everyday and duck bullets." She added, "It’s happening all the time. This is from a previous shooting and I have two windows at the front from a previous shooting."
Neighbors say the house has been a problem for the area The home at the center of the investigation has a history of issues, according to people living nearby.
"They raided the house about a month ago and then like an hour later, they were all right back over there," said Elzey. "They hang out here 5:30–6 o clock in the morning and I have people who live here and pay their rent. And these people I don’t know what they’re doing," said Elzey.
Elzey said, "My hope is to have the city of Wilmington realize that this house is an eyesore and that we as a community need to ban together and clean it up."
Neighbors told FOX 29 they are scared and frustrated by the ongoing violence and want to see change.
What we don't know:
Police have not shared details about the events surrounding the shooting.
No arrests have been reported at this time.