‘Like an animal’: Wilmington erects fence controlled by police at homeless encampment ahead of sunset eviction deadline

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Residents being evicted from a homeless encampment in Wilmington on Monday woke up to find the park they’ve been living in surrounded by a fence, with the entrances being controlled by city police officers.

Wilmington officials issued eviction notices last month to park inhabitants about a month after giving them city tents to use at the park…

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