ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville police are investigating a shooting that left two people dead and seven others injured early Sunday morning on Biltmore Avenue.
According to the Asheville Police Department, officers responded to the 250 block of Biltmore Avenue around 2:20 a.m. July 19 after receiving reports of shots fired and multiple people struck.
When officers arrived, they found multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Despite life-saving efforts by officers, EMS crews and Asheville Fire Department personnel, two people were pronounced dead at the scene, police said…