ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – A man died early Sunday morning after being shot multiple times in next door Asheville. The Asheville Police Department said officers were patrolling downtown around 2:20 a.m. when they heard gunshots and saw people fleeing from Spruce Street north of College Street, where police found 24-year-old Jamel Tyjon Grant lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to the back. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. Detectives and forensic technicians have identified a person of interest.
Anyone with information is urged to contact APD.
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