EDGEMOOR, DELAWARE (6/1/2015) A man in his 20s was shot late this afternoon and a bullet struck the crib of a sleeping baby in a home nearby in the Edgemoor Gardens neighborhood, New Castle County police said.
The shooting was reported at 5:47 p.m. in the first block of Bedford Drive.
The victim suffered a wound to a lower extremity and was taken by Brandywine Fire Company ambulance to Christiana Hospital.
Police said the baby sleeping in a portable crib in a home was not injured.
Officers searched for two suspects seen fleeing the area but were unable to locate them, Officer First Class Tom Jackson said.
He asked anyone with information to call (302) 573-2800 or visit www.nccpd.com to submit tips.
Tips also may be submitted anonymously through Delaware Crime Stoppers, which offers rewards, at 800-847-3333 or www.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com.