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Anthony Andrew Roper

Case from Asheville, NC dated Dec 16, 2016

Victim Details

Anthony Andrew Roper

Male

White / Caucasian

Asheville

NC

2016-12-16

28

Anthony

Andrew Roper

06/27/2026

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Anthony Andrew Roper, a 28-year-old male from Asheville, North Carolina, tragically passed away on December 16, 2016. He was a veteran of the US Army and a lifelong resident of Buncombe County. On the night of his death, Roper was found with gunshot wounds to his upper torso at a bar in West Asheville. Despite efforts to save him, he succumbed to his injuries at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals.

The investigation into Roper's death revealed that Colton Wayne Halford, a 26-year-old ...
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  • WLOS: 1 dead in West Asheville shooting; police identify suspect, victim
  • WSOC: Man kills patron at North Carolina bar, turns gun on self
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