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NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE (10/11/2015) A 20-year-old man was wounded by gunfire this morning while he was riding a moped in the Oakmont community, New Castle County police said.
The incident happened just before noon in the first block of Oakmont Drive, near New Castle.
By the time police arrived, the victim had been taken to Christiana Hospital in a private vehicle.
The victim was shot in a lower extremity by someone in a vehicle, according to initial reports, Officer First Class Tom Jackson said.
His condition wasn’t known.
Apparent bullet holes also were visible in a vehicle at the scene.
Jackson asked anyone with information to call police at (302) 573-2800.
Tips also may be submitted anonymously through Delaware Crime Stoppers, which offers rewards, at 800-847-3333 or www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com.