On December 24, 2023, at about 9:20 p.m., 19-year-old Najeah Priest Porter was shot multiple times while pumping gas at Green’s Mini Mart on Depot Street in Asheville, North Carolina. Officers found Porter with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper back and recovered 16 shell casings at the scene. He was taken to Mission Hospital in critical condition and underwent surgery, but died of his injuries on December 27, 2023.

Police described the shooting as a targeted act, saying Porter was singled out by the assailants. Detectives reviewed eyewitness accounts, surveillance footage, and other leads as part of the investigation.

If anyone has information about Porter, the events that night, or the location, please share what is known with Asheville Police.