ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — No criminal charges will be filed in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday evening on Kreston Drive in the Bear Creek community, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office.
After consulting with the Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office, investigators determined that the use of deadly force was justified as an act of self-defense and defense of others inside the home, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Deputies responded to a report of a domestic disturbance and a possible gunshot just after 6 p.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they found 55-year-old William Jennings Bryan Clay III, of Kreston Drive, dead at the scene…