Alexander Jamar Marion, 19
Asheville, North Carolina
September 29, 2013
Agencies: Asheville Police Department North Carolina
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
Overview 
Asheville police said one of their officers shot and killed a suspect while responding to a burglary Sunday morning.
Officers said they responded to a report of a burglary at a home in the Camelot subdivision along King Arthur place at 7:27 a.m.
Police said officers arrived at the scene to find a suspect fleeing from the residence with a handgun. Police said a chase ensued and officers said the suspect pointed the gun at them and at some point discharged one shot, it's not clear if it was aimed at police.
Police identified the suspect as 19-year-old Alexander Jamar Marion, of Asheville.
Officers said Marion made into a wooded area and through to New Leicester Highway.
Police said he eventually emerged from the wooded area, where he encountered officers. According to police, Marion refused to comply with officers' commands and was shot and killed.
A friend of Marion, who didn't want to be identified, said he was a football star at A.C. Reynolds. That friend also happened to be at a stoplight on Leicester Highway when the shooting occurred. He said he saw Marion put his hands up when officers ordered him to, but he said the officers fired anyway.
Legal Action
July 2014 Officers cleared no charges laid
Additional Resources:
- http://mountainx.com/blogwire/ac-t-officer-wont-face-charges-in-aj-marion-shooting/ added April 27, 2016 00:47
- http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/citizen-times/obituary.aspx?pid=167397050 added April 27, 2016 00:46
- http://northcarolinaobits.tributes.com/obituary/show/Alexander-Marion-96501195 added April 27, 2016 00:39
- http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/23560477/asheville-police-officer-fatally-shoots-suspect added April 27, 2016 00:27
- https://www.facebook.com/KilledByPolice/posts/704303366264470 added April 27, 2016 00:20