Rising Murder Rate
182 views · Published 14 February 2014 · 2:20 · Indexed 7 October 2026
Channel: WLOS News 13 · 2014 · News & Politics
Two murders in one day have added to a growing number of homicides that have Buncombe County on track to record one of the deadliest years in recent history. Eleven people have died in homicide in the county in 2013 so far. Records show only 4 homicides in 2012 and 3 in 2011.Sheriff Van Duncan said it was an unusual number of homicides and that none of them are related. He did say almost all of them involved either a family member or extended family members or people who knew one another.Duncan urged residents to seek help if they feel threatened in a domestic situation. The United Way offers a resource hotline at 211 that can connect people to resources for mental health or domestic violence. _______________ Follow WLOS on social media: WLOS ABC 13 News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/News13/ WLOS ABC 13 News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WLOS_13 WLOS ABC 13 News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wlos_13 Subscribe to WLOS on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ABC13Channel/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to AnchorMOMS, the Podcast: https://wlos.com/news/anchormoms/anchormoms-the-podcast Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8Ge6UXHJs&list=PLkVbaoT-aYbIvnEpR0Ct5QQQqYaORUSUH For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.wlos.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://wlos.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 828.684.1340 WLOS ABC 13 News serves the Asheville, NC area and the rest of western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina. We keep our audience informed through local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of community events, sports and entertainment programming since 1954.
