Press release from Asheville Police Department
Asheville Police are investigating a gun discharge at an East Asheville apartment complex that occurred Thursday night in which a juvenile was shot.
APD Patrol officers responded to an apartment complex located near the 300 block of District Drive around 10:10 p.m. on Nov. 9 to investigate reports of gun discharge. Shortly after arriving, officers located an abandoned vehicle struck by gunfire in the nearby area; around the same time, they learned of a juvenile suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso arriving at Mission Hospital.
APD Detectives are asking for the public’s help. If anyone has any information about this incident, you are encouraged to contact APD at (828) 252-1110. Or you can send an anonymous tip using the TIP2APD smartphone application (search “Asheville PD” in your app store) or by texting TIP2APD to 847411.
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