ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A person was taken into the hospital following a shooting on the Blue Ridge Parkway on Wednesday afternoon in Asheville, according to a release.
It happened around 2:00 p.m. between milepost 393.6 and 405. That area of the Parkway was closed during the investigation. It opened back up shortly after 4 p.m.
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Police said a 19-year-old man was shot and is in critical condition at a local hospital.
The National Park Service Investigative Services Branch is investigating with support from local law enforcement.
The shooting is still under investigation. Police said in a release the shooting appears to be a targeted crime and there is no threat to the public.
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