APD responds to man seen with gun who is dead after shooting with police officer

On August 27, around 5 p.m., “several individuals” called 911 to report that a man had pointed a gun at them, according to an APD press release shortly after 8 p.m. The same man had attacked a contract worker for the city of Asheville with a shovel.

“Officers arrived shortly thereafter and ordered the man to drop his weapon, but he refused,” the press release said.

“The man pointed his rifle at the officers and a shootout ensued, including officer involvement. The man then retreated to his home on Chatham Road and barricaded himself inside, where he was later found dead.”