2 dead following shooting in Asheville

24/12/2023

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Asheville Police Department has identified the victims of a deadly shooting on Friday night.

According to police, officers were called to the 300 block of New Leicester Highway at around 11:20 p.m. in reference to a gunshot victim.

Once on scene, they found a man who had been shot, dead inside a business. Officers were later notified by dispatchers that another person with a gunshot wound had been dropped off at the hospital, but that person died as a result. The coroner has released the names of the victims: Chase Christian VanLeeuwen was found dead inside the business, and Marckia Ornette Jones succumbed to her injuries at Mission Hospital.

Detectives have identified a person of interest at this time, but no name has been released as investigators work through a number of leads.

If anyone has information about this incident, send an anonymous tip by texting TIP2APD to 8474111 or use the TIP2APD smartphone app or call police at 828-252-41110.