2nd man dies after Wilmington shooting

Wilmington police investigate fatal shooting in the 2200 block of Market St,. (Photo: Delaware Free News)

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (2/21/2017) A second man has died following a shooting in Wilmington this morning, according to city police.

The shooting happened shortly before 11 a.m. in the 2200 block of Market St.

A 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head was found on the sidewalk and pronounced dead by New Castle County paramedics.

The second victim, a 23-year-old Wilmington man, was found at 23rd and Market streets with wounds to his right arm and chest. He was taken by ambulance to Christiana Hospital in Stanton in critical condition.

Police have reopened streets in the area that were closed while they investigated the shootings.

The names of the two men killed have not been released.

Anyone with information on the shootings is asked to call Detective Devon Joned at 302-576-3631.

Tips also may be submitted anonymously through Delaware Crime Stoppers, which offers rewards, at 800-847-3333 or www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com.