GUNMAN CHARGED AFTER WOUNDING 9 IN TUCSON NIGHTLIFE SHOOTING BEFORE COP TAKES HIM DOWNPeople walk through downtown Asheville, North Carolina. Stepp said the deadly episode was the "latest chapter" in an ongoing pattern of retaliatory violence across the city. People walk through downtown Asheville, North Carolina. CLICK HERE FOR MORE"We’re always open to looking at other ideas," Manheimer said, adding that the city was seeking ways to expand and improve its response to community violence. SEND US A TIPManheimer also argued that North Carolina ’s loosening gun laws and limits on local gun regulations had made it harder for cities to address the problem.