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City officer justified in shooting man armed with knives, D.A. says - Hendersonville Lightning

A city police officer was justified when he fired his service rifle at a man armed with knives who was walking toward him and other officers despite repeated warnings to stop and surrender, District Attorney R. Andrew Murray said in a letter to the special agent in charge of the Asheville office of the SBI.
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hendersonvillelightning.com broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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