WILMINGTON, Del. — Emergency crews were dispatched just after 10 p.m. Sunday to reports of a shooting in the unit block of Court Drive, off Lancaster Pike. Firefighters from the Elsmere Fire Company and New Castle County Paramedics responded to the scene.
As first responders made their way to the area, New Castle County Police officers were working to place the situation under control. Responding units were then directed across the street to the BP gas station, where a woman in her twenties was located suffering from a gunshot wound to an upper extremity. It’s unclear where the shooting occurred.
Before the arrival of EMS, county officers applied a tourniquet to control bleeding. The victim was transported by ambulance to the trauma center with New Castle County Paramedics accompanying her. Her condition was not immediately available.
Authorities have not released further details about the circumstances surrounding the shooting or any suspects involved. The investigation remains active.
