Chad Herman, 58, was shot and killed by Asheville police after allegedly pointing a rifle at officers and assaulting a city worker with a shovel on August 27. Police responded to multiple 911 calls about a man with a gun on Chatham Road, and when they arrived, they ordered Herman to drop his weapon, which he refused to do. Following an exchange of gunfire, Herman barricaded himself inside his home, where he was later found deceased. The Asheville Police Department has stated that the officer involved is on administrative leave, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is conducting a review of the incident. Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a 34-year-old man died after exchanging gunfire with Kent police officers, who responded to reports of shots fired; he was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No officers were injured in either incident, and both investigations are ongoing.