Esteban Parra

The News Journal

A teen boy was critically wounded during a shooting that also injured a 22-year-old woman late Friday in Wilmington's West Center City neighborhood.

Wilmington officers responding to a shooting that was reported about 11:45 p.m. in the 600 block of W. Sixth St. found a 15-year-old boy around the corner in the 600 block of N. Jefferson St. The boy was suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to a Wilmington police statement.

He was treated by New Castle County paramedics and taken to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, where he was listed in critical condition, police said.

The 22-year-old woman was taken to Wilmington Hospital by private vehicle, police said. She was suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower extremity area.

There is no suspect information.

Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Detective Devon Jones at (302) 576-3631.

Friday's incident left seven people injured by gunfire so far this week in Wilmington; this includes another teen boy who was shot in the head on Monday. Wilmington's gun violence so far this year has resulted in 81 people being shot – 14 fatally.

Contact Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299, eparra@delawareonline.com or Twitter @eparra3.