Search is on for suspect after weekend shooting in WNC

The search is on for a convicted felon who’s facing charges following a weekend shooting in Western North Carolina. Just after 12AM Saturday night, Officers from the Asheville Police Department responded to North Lexington Avenue after reports of gunfire.

On scene, police found a victim with a serious gunshot wound to the leg. Investigators say several people had been involved in a fight at the nearby Tiger Mountain Bar. After leaving the bar on foot, a second altercation broke out about a block away in a parking lot.

That’s when a male suspect reportedly retrieved a handgun from a vehicle and fired at another man. The suspect then fled on foot…

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