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Josh Benton was out getting popsicles after his son s baseball game and putting the gear in the car, parked near the basketball courts, when he and his family heard gunshots erupt at Long Leaf Park.
He said he got down on the ground and covered his son while his wife was putting their two-year-old daughter in her car seat and laid on top of her to protect her.
Benton said at least three bullets hit the tree right behind him. A lot of people were running around everywhere, Benton said.
Both the New Hanover County Sheriff s Office and Wilmington Police Department responded to the scene after the shooting happened around 7 p.m. on May 5 near the park s basketball courts.