Asheville Man Gets Over Decade for Hillcrest Shooting

Asheville -- July 31, 2026: A Buncombe County man will spend more than 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon in connection with a 2025 shooting at Asheville's Hillcrest Apartments.According to the Buncombe County District Attorney's Office, Elijah Paul Foster, 33, entered guilty pleas on July 22 in Buncombe County Superior Court. He was sentenced to 165 to 210 months in the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction,