Press release from Asheville Police Department:
Asheville, NC (April 13, 2022): Asheville Police Department is investigating a shooting fatality that occurred just before midnight Tuesday where one man was found deceased in a west Asheville neighborhood.
APD officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Fairfax Ave. around 11:30 p.m. where they found 27-year-old Lamichael Shawn Carter deceased in the roadway.
Carter’s next of kin have been notified.
Detectives and Forensics Technicians with APD’s Criminal Investigations Division responded and are still following up on leads and processing evidence. They are asking anyone who may have information about this shooting to send an anonymous tip by texting TIP2APD to 847411 (Tip411), or use the TIP2APD smartphone app. You can also call directly at (828) 252-1110.
Carter’s death marks the fourth confirmed homicide in Asheville in 2022 – the third by gunfire.
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