DA Declines Charges in Asheville Knife Shooting | Greenville News

Greenville News Today | 2 Min | The Daily News Now! · Aug 4, 2026 · 1m

In a high-stakes case that shook Asheville, North Carolina, the district attorney has officially closed the book on an officer-involved shooting — no charges will be filed. The incident unfolded at Westmont Commons after police responded to reports of a man wielding a knife. Reviewing body cam footage and SBI evidence, DA Todd Williams concluded officers had a reasonable belief deadly force was necessary as the suspect, 27-year-old Curtis Kavanaugh Zane, charged toward them with an eight-inch kitchen knife raised above his head. Witnesses say Zane had been hurling objects from a third-floor…