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Man charged with 1st-degree murder in Buncombe County shooting death


Ronald L. Haynes, 74, faces a first-degree murder charge in 67-year-old Belva Smeltzer's death. (Photo: Buncombe County Sheriff's Office)
Ronald L. Haynes, 74, faces a first-degree murder charge in 67-year-old Belva Smeltzer's death. (Photo: Buncombe County Sheriff's Office)
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A Buncombe County man is charged with murder after a woman was shot and killed on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.

Ronald L. Haynes, 74, faces a first-degree murder charge in 67-year-old Belva Smeltzer's death.

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Deputies said Haynes and Smeltzer lived in the same home on White Oak Gap Road.

Officers say they responded to a 911 call to the home on Tuesday afternoon and found Smeltzer dead from a gunshot wound.

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The sheriff's office says Haynes is being held without bond at the Buncombe County Detention Facility.

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