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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – Two people were killed and multiple others injured early Sunday morning in a shooting in Asheville.
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According to Asheville Police Department, at around 2:20 a.m. officers were called to a reported shooting on Biltmore Avenue.
At the scene officers found multiple people with gunshot wounds. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene and seven others were taken to Mission Hospital for treatment.
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The investigation into the shooting is ongoing, but preliminary evidence suggests it may have been related to a prior incident involving gun violence.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is urged to call Asheville police at 828-252-1110 or send an anonymous tip using the TIP2APD app on a smartphone or by texting TIP2APD to 847411.
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