Home News Business Crime Education DE Politics Traffic Investigations Subscribe Sign In Subscribe Sign In STORIES MOST RECENT STORIES sports Rocco fired as Delaware football coach business The rebirth of a historic Rehoboth Beach boardwalk hotel clears hurdle High School Delaware high school football quarterfinals scoreboard local Mark your calendars: Delaware's newest Aldi opens this week news This is when balls roll at Wilmington's new $2M duckpin bowling alley High School Delaware high school football playoff roundup: Middletown rolls sports 11 who could be the next University of Delaware head coach news What are your rights under Delaware's use-of-force laws? news Man fatally shot in Wilmington's Hilltop neighborhood news Teen fatally shot Sunday in Wilmington's Hedgeville neighborhood Man fatally shot Wednesday morning in Wilmington's Hilltop neighborhood ISABEL HUGHES , ESTEBAN PARRA | Delaware News Journal 11 hours ago Show Caption Wilmington police swarmed the city's Hilltop neighborhood Wednesday morning after a 42-year-old man was killed on West Third Street, marking the third homicide this week. This shooting comes less than 16 hours after a 22-year-old man was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon in the city's East Side community. Wednesday's killing marked the fifth homicide in Wilmington in the last two weeks. Background: Man killed in Wilmington shooting Tuesday, marking a grim increase in city's gun homicides More than a dozen police officers were on the scene Wednesday morning, investigating in the 1200 block of W. Third St. At least one man could be seen sobbing and screaming along South Harrison Street as a Wilmington police officer consoled him. Later, family or friends wrapped their arms around him as they ducked under crime scene tape, escorted by police toward where the shooting occurred. Wilmington police investigate an apparent shooting in the city's Hilltop neighborhood on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. JOHN J. JANKOWSKI JR./SPECIAL TO DELAWARE NEWS JOURNAL A handful of Wilmington firefighters were also on the scene, investigating a gas leak in the same block as the shooting. Several residents said one of the bullets nicked a gas line or meter in the area. Get the Coronavirus Watch newsletter in your inbox. Updates on how the coronavirus is affecting your community and the nation Delivery: Varies Your Email Crime news: Man who rammed police cars charged with trying to kill 3 Delaware State Police troopers Officers could also be seen scouring the street, several hundred feet from a Latin American Community Center's English as a Second Language building. Police had access to the building blocked off for much of the morning. A number of nearby residents gathered near the scene, observing. One woman said she didn't know what occurred, but was "being nosy." Police largely stood in circles, talking on the street. One detective could be seen marking on a clipboard. Several evidence markers, apparently marking where shell casings landed, were placed on the sidewalk and in the street. A detective was also taking photos of the markers. A wooden door leading to an alleyway had several bullet holes in it. Residents speculated that the shooter escaped through the alley. Of the five people killed in the last two weeks, all have been men. Their ages range from 19-42. Got a story tip or idea? Send to Isabel Hughes at ihughes@delawareonline.com. For all things breaking news, follow her on Twitter at @izzihughes_ Contact Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299, eparra@delawareonline.com or Twitter @eparra3. 11 hours ago Share your feedback to help improve our site! More Stories Mark your calendars: Delaware's newest Aldi opens this week Local This is when balls roll at Wilmington's new $2M duckpin bowling alley News What are your rights under Delaware's use-of-force laws? 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