US EditionUS Marine stabbed to death in North Carolina chaotic street brawl, police hunt person of interest
- Early on Sunday, April 5, 2026, United States Marine Lance Corporal Daniel Montano, 21, died after being stabbed during a large fight in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.
- Officers responded to reports of multiple fights in the 100 block of North Front Street around 2 a.m., roughly 70 miles from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
- Montano served with the 1st Battalion, Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune, and his family wrote on GoFundMe, "He was more than a Marine—he was a son, a brother."
- Wilmington Police Department released images on Tuesday of an adult Black male identified as a "person of interest" wearing a light-colored fleece-lined denim jacket and pink shirt.
- Detectives are actively working to locate the individual, and witnesses are urged to contact the Wilmington Police Department at 910-343-3686, as "even small details can be critical to the investigation.
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North Carolina police were so intent on pepper-spraying a brawl that they failed to help the US Marine bleeding out
A US Marine tragically died after a massive brawl in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, and now the responding police officers are under scrutiny over how they handled the situation. Lance Corporal Daniel Montano, just 21 years old, was one of two people stabbed during the fight. Footage from the scene, which has been circulating online, shows a chaotic street brawl with multiple men fighting. When Wilmington police arrived, they used pepper s…
Marine from Southern California killed in North Carolina stabbing
A Southern California Marine has died after being fatally stabbed during a fight in North Carolina. Daniel Montano, 21, of San Bernardino, was a lance corporal with the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Division based at Camp Lejeune. On April 5, Wilmington Police Department officers responded to reports of multiple fights on the 1300 block of [...]
US Marine stabbed to death in North Carolina chaotic street brawl, police hunt person of interest
A U.S. Marine was stabbed to death during a chaotic downtown brawl in North Carolina early Sunday, and police released surveillance images showing the person of interest sought in connection to the fatal incident.
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