 Someone in this process needs to be held accountable. Authorities are on the scene of a natural gas leak near the Burke County town of Valdez. Several local and federal law enforcement agencies gathered in Wilmington on Monday to talk about violent crime in the Cape Fear region. District Attorney Ben David said it at news conference. Our priority has always been gun crime and violent crime in general. Last year we had 48 shootings in Wilmington. This year it's 61.