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Juvenile shooter succumbs to wounds after March 9 incident

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Following the fatal shooting of William Wyatt Adair, 20, on Monday, March 9, his suspected attacker has been pronounced dead.

The shooting suspect, a juvenile Asheville Police Department investigators believe acted alone in the homicide, succumbed to his wounds after he shot himself in the head.

Next of kin has been notified. 

If you have information about this incident or other recent violence, 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.

Read our previous reporting here.

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