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I ve never seen anything like this.
Wilmington Police Department Chief Donny Williams expressed his shock as he stood behind a table covered with 52 confiscated guns at a press conference on Monday.
Those guns are just some of the firearms that have been seized in the last 30 days in the city of Wilmington. Police have confiscated a total of 91 guns in Wilmington since Feb. 6, and the New Hanover County Sheriff s Office has seized another 45, Williams said.
“It has become almost a nightly occurrence for our officers and deputies to encounter an armed individual when they’re out doing their jobs,” he added.
WPD, Sheriffâs Office, DA express shock at the alarming amount of gun violence among youth
Family and community urged to step in and help end gun violence By WECT Staff | March 8, 2021 at 11:04 AM EST - Updated March 8 at 11:36 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wilmington Police Chief Donny Williams, New Hanover County Sheriff Ed McMahon, and District Attorney Ben David held a joint media briefing Monday evening and announced arrests in connection with a shooting at Break Time Billiards last month.
âIt has become a nearly nightly occurrence for our officers and deputies to encounter an armed individual when theyâre out there trying to do their jobs,â said Chief Williams as he opened the press conference. âIâve been in this business nearly 29 years and Iâve never seen anything like this.â
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