Asheville Police Arrest Man in Weekend Shooting

Asheville -- May 6, 2024: Asheville Police Officers apprehended a man suspected in a shooting at 3:09 p.m. on Sunday. 

APD officers were dispatched to a State Street grocery store in response to a complaint of a gunshot wound. Officers discovered a man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen sprawled on the sidewalk in the vicinity and administered immediate medical attention to the victim until the arrival of emergency medical services. The victim was transported in critical but stable condition to Mission Hospital.

Officers discovered through their investigation that the gunshot was precipitated by a verbal altercation between two people. The suspect departed a vehicle subsequent to the altercation, brandished a firearm toward the victim, and subsequently absconded from the location. Following his successful descent to the intersection of Hanover and Stewart Streets, officers were able to locate the victim and initiate medical assistance.

After reviewing nearby surveillance footage, officers were able to identify the suspect's vehicle. Later that evening, officers located the vehicle and occupant, Quantay Leontay Love (09/05/1989), on Granada Street. He was charged with Assault With A Deadly Weapon With Intent To Kill Inflicting Serious Injury and taken into custody.

Arrested:
Quantay Leontay Love 

-Assault With A Deadly Weapon With Intent To Kill Inflicting Serious Injury
Love was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under NO BOND (ineligible for release) due to the pre-trial integrity act.

This case is still under investigation. APD Detectives are asking if anyone has any information about this case to send an anonymous tip by texting TIP2APD to 84711 or using the TIP2APD smartphone application (search “Asheville PD” in your app store). You can also contact APD at (828) 252-1110.