ASHEVILLE, N.C. —

A man who fell off a retaining wall in Asheville Tuesday night fired a shot at a passerby who tried to help him, according to police.

Police said they got a call about a shot fired in downtown Asheville.

They said they arrived on Broadway Street about 10:30 p.m. to investigate.

There they found a Glock 44 handgun in the middle of the alley and a man lying nearby.

Officers said they later learned the man, later identified as William Blake Keffer, fell off a retaining wall and when a passerby tried to check on him he fired several rounds into the air and then in the direction of the victim.

Buncombe County Detention Center

The victim called 911.

Keffer is facing several charges including go armed to the terror of public, assault by pointing a gun, and second-degree

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