Shots Fired in Asheville, Suspect Arrested

Asheville --  A man who fired a gun over the weekend in a neighborhood in south Asheville was taken into custody by Asheville police.  Fortunately, property damage has been reported, and no one was hurt. 

Around 12:43 a.m. on July 13, Asheville POlice Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 100 block of Wellington Drive.  Not long after they arrived, officers heard several gunshots coming from a car they saw go by quickly.  Officers conducting a canvassing of the neighborhood discovered shot casings and damage to one occupied property.  Additionally, officers found the car that had been seen earlier at a nearby house and spoke with the occupants.

“The suspect was arrested a short time later at the Walmart on Airport Road without incident.  This was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public.” said BCSO District 1 Captain Dustan Auldredge in a press release.

Through investigation, officers identified Luis Daniel Mares-Reyes (09/21/2003) as the person responsible and took him into custody.
Arrested:
Luis Daniel Mares-Reyes (09/21/2003)
(F) Possession of Weapon of Mass Destruction
(F) Discharge Into Occupied Dwelling
(M) Damage to Real Property
(M) Go Armed to Terror of People
(M) Discharge Firearm in City Limits
(M) Resisting Public Officer
(M) Disorderly Conduct
Mares-Reyes was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $10,000 (or $1,000 to a bondsman) secured bond issued by a magistrate.
If anyone has information about illegal gun activity, please contact APD at (828) 252-1110. You can also send an anonymous tip using the TIP2APD smartphone application (search “Asheville PD” in your app store or by texting TIP2APD to 847411.

Editor's Note: A  criminal charge is an accusation, by law, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven in a court of law.

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