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Mountain Getaway Rocked by ‘Latest Chapter’ of Deadly Violence as Officials Avoid Gang Label in Tourist Town
Police say the attack killed 2 people and wounded 7, and investigators tied it to a July 5 shooting.
- On July 19, gunfire erupted near Biltmore Avenue and Short Coxe Avenue in Asheville, North Carolina, killing two people and wounding seven others who were transported to Mission Hospital.
- Interim Police Chief Jackie Stepp determined the shooting was "a direct retaliatory act" linked to a July 5 incident, though she maintained it was "not traditional gang activity."
- Stepp confirmed police recovered a Glock and cited "ongoing retaliatory acts" between two groups of individuals who knew one another; detectives also recovered numerous shell casings.
- Mayor Esther Manheimer emphasized the city's violence-prevention partnerships while arguing that North Carolina's loosening gun laws hinder local efforts to address community violence.
- The Asheville Police Department continues coordinating with local and federal partners to review evidence while requesting public tips via the TIP2APD app or by texting TIP2APD to 847411.
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Mountain getaway rocked by ‘latest chapter’ of deadly violence as officials avoid gang label in tourist town
Police in Asheville, North Carolina, say a downtown shooting that killed two people and wounded seven was a direct retaliatory act, though they have declined to call the violence gang-related in the Blue Ridge tourist town.
New details released about shooting that left 2 people dead, 7 injured in Asheville
From Staff Reports ASHEVILLE, N.C — Asheville police reportedy have seized the suspect vehicle, recovered digital and physical evidence and identified multiple suspects in the July 19 mass shooting on Biltmore Avenue in downtown Asheville that left two dead and seven injured. No arrests have been announced yet. Lamarius Jones, 22, and Marques Davis Jr., 24, were both killed in the shooting. They reportedly were best friends. Jones also was hea…
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