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2 killed, 7 wounded in several Delaware shootings in 5 days

WILMINGTON, Del. — Authorities say two people were killed and seven people were wounded in several shootings across Delaware in the past five days.

Wilmington police say a Monday shooting on the city’s East Side left a 20-year-old man wounded and in stable condition.

The Delaware News Journal reports a Thursday shooting also in Wilmington left 43-year-old Levonne Kellam dead and a 50-year-old woman wounded.

New Castle County police say a shooting on Friday left one man dead at a Fox Point apartment complex.

Two separate shootings in Dover on Sunday left one man wounded outside a hookah lounge and four hurt near an IHOP. Two men were arrested in the latter shooting.

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