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Suspect killed, officer injured in Asheville police shooting

2 days ago in Crime & Safety, Local

Suspect killed, officer injured in Asheville police shooting

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is at the scene of a shooting that left a suspect dead and an Asheville police officer injured. Photo: Saga Communications/Dee Pridgen

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — An Asheville police officer was injured and a suspect was killed following an officer-involved shooting Tuesday night on Hendersonville Road, authorities said.

Officers with the Asheville Police Department responded around 9:45 p.m. April 21 to a report of a person with a gun at a business in the 1900 block of Hendersonville Road.

According to police, officers approached the entrance when the suspect fired at them through a glass door. Officers returned fire, striking the suspect.

After the scene was secured, the suspect was taken to a local hospital for treatment, where he later died April 22, police said.

One officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries from broken glass caused by the gunfire.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has been notified and will conduct an independent investigation in accordance with department protocol.

No additional details have been released.

Two police officers stand behind yellow 'POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS' tape outside a brick building with windows and shrubs in the foreground, a police car with blue lights nearby.

One person is dead and an Asheville police officer is injured after a shooting Tuesday night on Hendersonville Road.

Storefront window with a large blue portrait of a woman on the left, a car in front, and two people inside the yellow-lit space on the right (one bowing, one wearing a headscarf).

One person is dead and an Asheville police officer is injured after a shooting Tuesday night on Hendersonville Road.

Man in a light gray shirt reading 'SBI AGENT' walks toward storefronts of a brick-strip mall; a large SUV foregrounds the scene.

One person is dead and an Asheville police officer is injured after a shooting Tuesday night on Hendersonville Road.

White Ford police SUV parked in front of a building with yellow police tape across the scene, 'POLICE' graphic on the side.

One person is dead and an Asheville police officer is injured after a shooting Tuesday night on Hendersonville Road.

Back of a pickup with an open tool/storage area and visible firefighting gear, yellow turnout pants draped over the bed, blue trash can beneath, on an asphalt lot with red storage containers in background.

One person is dead and an Asheville police officer is injured after a shooting Tuesday night on Hendersonville Road.

Mobile command unit for the City of Asheville Police & Fire, white with 'COMMAND' on the side, parked on a street.

One person is dead and an Asheville police officer is injured after a shooting Tuesday night on Hendersonville Road.

Yellow police line tape reading 'DO NOT CROSS' wrapped around a wooden utility pole and a nearby metal post, cordoning off a sidewalk area in a residential street.

One person is dead and an Asheville police officer is injured after a shooting Tuesday night on Hendersonville Road.

Front view of a strip mall with 'Pizza Napoli' sign, 'Relax Spa' and 'KAVA' storefronts; yellow police tape across the parking lot and several parked cars.

One person is dead and an Asheville police officer is injured after a shooting Tuesday night on Hendersonville Road.

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