Hendersonville Police Defends Self-Defense Claim in Fatal Shooting, Prompting Claims of Injustice and Lack of Respect for Black Lives
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Patricia King was awoken by a call from her daughter, telling her that her son, Elijah Timmons III, had been shot and killed in a Hendersonville parking lot. By the end of the night, King found herself in handcuffs, while the man who shot and killed her son was exonerated in a self-defense claim based on surveillance footage. Despite many witnesses being present that night, none have come forward to testify. King …