Updated: The Delaware State Police are investigating a homicide that occurred at Concord Mall parking lot on Saturday night that left one teenager dead and another hospitalized.
Officials said on May 11, 2024, at approximately 10:45 p.m., troopers responded to a shooting at Concord Mall parking lot, located at 4737 Concord Pike in Wilmington. When troopers arrived, they found that two teenagers had been shot and began life-saving efforts.
Both victims were transported to an area hospital where a 16-year-old male was pronounced dead, and a 17-year-old male remains in serious condition.
A preliminary investigation shows that a fight broke out between several people near the entrance of a carnival that was in the parking lot.
It was learned that during the fight, an unknown suspect pulled a gun and fired several shots, hitting the two teenagers. The suspect fled the scene in an unknown direction.