APD seeks assistance in suspicious death

Ryan Michael Rast. Photo courtesy of Asheville Police Department

Press release from Asheville Police Department:

On Saturday, Aug. 19, at approximately 1:56 a.m., the Asheville Police Department responded to a person down on Tunnel Road under the I-240 overpass between S. Tunnel Road and Crockett Avenue 

Upon arrival, officers located Ryan Michael Rast, who had apparently been the victim of serious traumatic injuries. The Asheville Police Department, in cooperation with the N.C. Office of the Medical Examiner, is still looking into the circumstances of this death. 

We encourage anyone with additional information on this incident to please contact the Asheville Police Department at 828-252-1110 or CrimeStoppers at 828-255-5050.

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