Two Charged In Triple Shooting The Left A 12-Year-Old In Critical Condition

A Wilmington Police investigation has resulted in arrests in connection with a June 24th shooting incident officials said over the weekend.

Authorities said on June 24th at approximately 3:42 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of 24th and Tatnall Streets. Police located an 18-year-old male gunshot victim and a 12-year-old male gunshot victim who arrived at the hospital in critical condition. Police also located an 18-year-old male gunshot victim who was transported to the hospital in stable condition.

The case was assigned to Detective Douglas Rivell of the Criminal Investigations Division. Through the course of his investigation, Detective Rivell identified 18-year-old Nasir Carter and a 17-year-old male juvenile as suspects in the case said police. Arrest warrants were secured for the suspects, who were all taken into custody without incident.

Carter was charged with the following offenses:

Assault 1st Degree
Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
Discharging a Firearm on a City Street

He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on $46,000 cash-only bail.

The 17-year-old male juvenile was charged with the following offenses:
Assault 1st Degree (2 counts)
Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited
Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon
Conspiracy 2nd Degree
Discharging a Firearm on a City Street
He was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the New Castle County Detention Center on $203,000 cash-only bail.

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