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19-year-old Lexington Avenue shooting suspect surrenders

19-year-old Lexington Avenue shooting suspect surrenders

Calobe Leo Workman, 19, was arrested on March 16, 2026. Photo: Contributed/Buncombe County Sheriff's Office


ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Calobe Leo Workman, 19, has turned himself in after a downtown shooting last week which left nine people injured.

Workman was charged with a felony, Discharge Firearm from an Enclosure to Insight Fears, after the shooting, which took place around 3:13 a.m. on North Lexington Avenue in downtown Asheville.

Workman was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under NO BOND (ineligible for release) by a magistrate. 

The case remains an open and active investigation. If you have any information about this incident, please contact the Asheville Police Department at (828) 252-1110. You can also send an anonymous tip using the TIP2APD app or by texting “TIP2APD” to 847411.

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