The Asheville Police Department reports that it is searching for Darren Lamon Clayton in connection to the death of Makala Lashea Harrison. APD says its officers responded to the 100 block of South French Broad Avenue around 11 a.m. on Saturday for a welfare check. Police say they found Harrison deceased under traumatic circumstances at … Read more
The Asheville Police Department is searching for a person of interest in an assault that injured three people. APD says the incident happened during an ACAB seminar on Saturday afternoon at the West Asheville Library. Officers responded to reports of a fight in progress just before 3 p.m. on June 29. Between 80 and 100 … Read more
The Asheville Police Department is investigating a quadruple shooting that injured three and killed one. APD reports that its detectives are investigating a shooting on Monday night. One was killed. Two others suffered gunshot wounds. The fourth victim suffered blunt force trauma injuries. Officers responded to an apartment complex on Livingston Street just before 8 … Read more
Update 2 – Asheville Police identify the victim in the fatal shooting on Tunnel Road on April 18, 2024. APD says the victim is Oji Trevon Mitchell of Columbia, South Carolina. Kenneth Maurice West Jr. is charged with 1st Degree Murder and Armed Robbery in the case. Update – Asheville Police have arrested a suspect in … Read more
The Asheville Police Department has announced it is investigating a late-night gunfight that led to the deaths of two. Asheville Police Department officers responded to the 300 block of New Leicester Highway around 11:20 p.m. on December 22 in response to a shooting. At the scene, officers located a man who had been shot inside … Read more