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Another Fatal Shooting in Wilmington

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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Police in Wilmington are investigating a fatal shooting.

Authorities say it happened Wednesday night in the 600 block of North Tatnall Street.

Officers responding to a report of shots fired found a man lying in a parking lot with gunshot wounds to his upper torso. He was pronounced dead at Christiana Hospital. Police haven't released his name but say he was 53 years old and lived in Townsend.

Police say they're looking for two men who were seen running from the area with sweatshirt hoods pulled over their heads.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.