Man held under no bond after being charged with fatal stabbing at 6th Street

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department arrested 35-year-old Terry Earl Hooper on Friday, June 9, in connection to a homicide at 800 N 6th St.

During the investigation of the stabbing, police say detectives followed leads that resulted in the arrest of Hooper. He is currently charged with first-degree murder and is being held under no bond following his first court appearance on Monday, June 12.

According to a WPD spokesperson, officers received a call around 6:43 p.m. about someone, later identified at 32-year-old Daniel Webb-Sholar, who had been stabbed. Police said they believed the situation involved two people that knew each other.

Webb-Sholar succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

He has also been identified as the injured victim of the Colwell Avenue shooting that took place Friday afternoon.

“Units responded to that location shortly after 1:30 pm. Webb-Sholar had been sitting in his car when a suspect or suspects pulled up in a vehicle and shot at him causing a non-life-threatening injury. At this time, it is not known if Terry Earl Hooper had a role in the shooting incident,” WPD wrote in a press release.

No other injuries were reported.

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