After the sh∅∅ting resulted in the hospitalization of two minors on the first day of a two-day Juneteenth Festival in one of North Carolina’s most well-known tourist towns, it was abruptly called off.
Just twelve hours before the start of the event, a notice was placed in Pack Square Park in Asheville canceling all events scheduled for the federal holiday on Sunday, June 18.
As the celebrations concluded on Saturday, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County claimed the decision was taken “due to a sh∅∅ting that occurred” on the property.
The Martin Luther King, Jr., Association of Asheville & Buncombe County president, Oralene A.G. Simmons, wrote on Facebook-
“We are saddened that a day of celebration and community unity was darken by a cloud of violence. We pray for the healthy recovery of the victims, for justice to prevail, and that all community members be safe and at peace.”
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According to a news release from the Asheville police, the sh∅∅ting occurred in Pack Square Park’s Court Plaza just before 9 p.m.
Officials said, “Officers quickly arrived on the scene and found two juveniles who were victims of gμnsh∅t wounds. Both juveniles were transported to Mission Hospital with serious injuries. One has been released, and the other remains in critical but stable condition.”
In the vicinity, a 16-year-old was apprehended and declared “the principal offender.”
The identity of the suspect has not been made public. According to officials, the youngster is accused of “two counts of felonious assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.”
Along with a 9mm pistol, police also found “a host of physical evidence that littered the park.” About 130 miles to the northwest of Charlotte is Asheville.
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