ASHEVILLE – A man was killed in South Asheville in the early morning of June 16, according to a news release from the Asheville Police Department.
Patrol officers went to an apartment in the 300 block of Long Shoals Road around 6 a.m., where they found a man dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Information about the identity of the shooting victim is being withheld until investigators notify the man’s next of kin. The Artisan of Biltmore Park Apartments address is 300 Long Shoals Road.
Detectives and forensic technicians from the Criminal Investigations Division are investigating the shooting with the assistance of the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The Citizen Times asked APD if the public is in danger, but has not received a response as of 11:20 a.m.
Detectives are asking if anyone has information about the shooting to submit an anonymous tip by texting TIP2APD to 847411 or using the TIP2APD smartphone application (search for “Asheville PD” in the app store). APD can also be reached at 828-252-1110.
This is the fourth homicide this year in the city of Asheville.
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This story will be updated.
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