1906 Asheville shooting

Asheville massacre
LocationAsheville, North Carolina, U.S.
TargetCivilians
Attack type
Mass murder, mass shooting
WeaponSavage 99 (.303)[1]
Deaths6 (including the perpetrator)
Injured12
PerpetratorWill Harris

On November 13, 1906, a mass shooting occurred in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. The perpetrator, 29-year-old Will Harris, who had arrived in Asheville the day before, fatally shot 5 people and injured at least 12 others with a lever-action rifle, before he went on the run.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Pg. 265
  2. ^ "Deadly Drunken Rampage". NY Daily News. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Calder, Thomas (November 15, 2016). "Tuesday History: The Will Harris murders, part I". Mountain Xpress. Asheville. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  4. ^ Calder, Thomas (November 22, 2016). "Tuesday History: The Will Harris murders, part II". Mountain Xpress. Asheville. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  5. ^ Terrell, Bob (1997). The Will Harris murders. Alexander: WorldComm. ISBN 978-1-56664-107-4.
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