Officer-Involved Shooting Leaves Suspect Dead in Asheville

An Asheville Police Department officer shot and killed a person who was actively firing a gun early Wednesday morning on North French Broad Avenue. The incident occurred outside a business at 38 N. French Broad Avenue in downtown Asheville. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has taken over the criminal investigation, which is standard protocol for officer-involved shootings in North Carolina.Asheville Police officers responded at approximately 1:57 a.m. to a report of an indi