High school freshman fatally shot in Wilmington
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A 15-year-old Howard High School of Technology student has died after being shot in Wilmington, the second student to die in recent weeks.
Wilmington police said in a news release that officers found the boy lying on the ground Thursday afternoon, a few blocks away from the school, with a gunshot wound to his head. He later died from his injuries.
Howard High School Principal Stanley Spoor posted a note on the school's website confirming the shooting death of a freshman student. He says counselors will be available at the school Friday.
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The victim's identity has not been released.
The boy is the second Howard High School student to die in recent weeks. Authorities say a fight in a school restroom left 16-year-old Amy Joyner-Francis dead last month.