ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A man was taken into custody after a gun was discharged near a recreation center in Asheville.
A press release from the Asheville Police Department (APD) said officers responded to the 130 block of Livingston Street around 5:34 p.m. on July 24 to investigate a fight in progress and, subsequently, a gun discharge. When they arrived, APD said the fight had ended and those involved had left the scene.
After further investigation and review of surveillance footage, officers identified 31-year-old Devonte Akeem Battle as a suspect who allegedly shot a firearm into the air near a Housing Authority of the City of Asheville (HACA) recreation center. In an email to 828newsNOW, a spokesperson for APD said the incident happened outside the building that houses both the Reid Memorial Rec Center and the Arthur R. Edington Education & Career Center, which are part of the HACA.
Asheville police said no one was injured after the reported gun discharge and there have been no reports of property damage.
Battle was charged with gun possession on educational property, discharge firearm on educational property, going armed to the terror of the public, simple affray and discharge firearm in city limits.
Battle was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $25,000 secured bond by a magistrate and has since been released.
APD said the investigation is ongoing.