NC Deputy’s Home, Take-Home Car Targeted in Drive-By Shooting

The deputy's marked vehicle was hit by multiple bullets. Another vehicle in the same driveway was also hit by a bullet. Officers canvassing the area found the deputy's home and a residence directly behind it had also been hit.

April 13, 2023

Investigators say a surveillance camera captured these images of a Hyuandai Elantra they belive was used in the attack.Photo: Asheville Police Department

The Asheville (NC) Police Department and Buncombe County Sheriff's Office are asking for the public's help in finding the person or persons who fired into a Buncombe County Sheriff's Office deputy’s marked vehicle, his occupied home and the home of another person in an Asheville residential area around 10:15 p.m. Thursday April 6.

According to a news release from the Asheville Police Department, the deputy's marked vehicle was hit by multiple bullets. Another vehicle in the same driveway was also hit by a bullet. Officers canvassing the area found the deputy's home and a residence directly behind it had also been hit, WLOS reports.

Investigators believe the deputy's vehicle and home were intentionally targeted.

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