NEW DETAILS: Man shot, assaulted, during home invasion near UNCW

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — There are new details about a shooting during a home invasion near UNCW Thursday night.

Wilmington Police said a 28-year-old male was shot in the Quad Apartments in the 700 block of MacMillan Avenue during a home invasion around 10:30 Thursday night.

Officers say three black males and one white male wearing masks and bandanas banged on a resident’s door and forced their way in. There were three people in the apartment; two men and a woman.

Police say the suspects made the residents sit down in the den and demanded drugs and money. Police say one of the victims resisted and the suspects assaulted him and shot in the thigh. Police say he was taken to the hospital. They say his injuries are non-life threatening.

Police said the suspects then searched the apartment and fled with unknown items.

Police said they believe this to be a targeted incident.

There are no further descriptions of the suspects at this time.