Around 4:55 p.m. on August 15, officers were called to a gun discharge on Roberts Street. During the course of the investigation, the victim said that they were traveling west on Haywood Road when someone shooting at their car as they turned onto Roberts Street.
A witness and the victim were both able to describe the attacker and the bicycle he used to escape the scene. Officers conducted additional investigation before finding the bicycle and the young suspect at a nearby home. He was apprehended without any problems.
The Department of Juvenile Justice is assisting Asheville Police in their ongoing investigation.
If you have any information about this incident, please contact APD at (828) 252-1110. You can also send an anonymous tip by texting TIP2APD to 847411 or using the TIP2APD smartphone application (search “Asheville PD” in your app store).
Note: The name of the arrestee will not be listed because of being a juvenile. The juvenile has been turned over to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
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