BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — 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.