Drive-By Shooting In Pennrock Sends One To Hospital Late Monday

Detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police Criminal Investigations Unit are investigating a shooting in the Pennrock community in Wilmington, according to Corporal Michael McNasby.

McNasby said on Monday, February 6, 2023, at approximately 11:04 p.m. officers were dispatched to the 500 block of W Holly Oak Road in reference to a shooting that just occurred.

Upon arrival, officers located a 22-year-old male victim who had been shot in his lower body. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital and is currently in stable condition said McNasby.

Initial reports from the scene indicate that the man was struck by gunfire during a drive-by shooting.