ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville Police Detectives have charged a second person, Ashonta Foursha Basnight, 28, in connection with the March 8 shooting on North Lexington Avenue.
Basnight turned herself in on Friday, March 20 and was charged with:
- Three felony counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury
- Five counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon
- One count of Discharge Firearm in City Limits.
She was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under no bond.
Previously, another suspect, Calobe Leo Workman, 19, was arrested after turning himself in on March 16, 2026.
The case remains an open and active investigation. If you have any information about this incident, 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.
