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New Castle County Shooting Victim in Stable Condition

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NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Del. (AP) - Officers in Delaware are looking for a person who shot an 18-year-old man over the weekend.

The Delaware News Journal reports that the shooting happened around 1 p.m. Saturday in the Richardson Park community in New Castle County.

New Castle County Police say they are looking for a suspect.

The victim was critically injured and taken to a hospital, but authorities later said he was in stable condition. He was shot in the torso.

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.