âInnocent people are sufferingâ: City, county leaders react to mass shooting Elected leaders react to Wilmington shooting By Elly Cosgrove | April 5, 2021 at 11:45 PM EDT - Updated April 6 at 12:02 AM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The community continues to try and understand the mass shooting that took place early Saturday morning that injured four and left three dead. As of right now there is no word on a motive or any suspects in the shooting. The Wilmington Police Department released a statement that said detectives are working âaround the clockâ in their investigation. Police added that because of the number of victims, this case âwill take time and a significant amount of manpower to conduct a thorough investigation and bring justice to the victims and their families.â