Early-Morning Shooting Near Granada Street Kills 27-Year-Old, Asheville's First Homicide of 2026

Eric Lee Anderson Lordman Jr., 27, was discovered suffering multiple gunshot wounds near Granada Street and was pronounced dead at the scene after officers responded around 12:20 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, Asheville Police Department officials said. The death is being treated as a homicide, the first recorded in the city for 2026.

Detectives, uniformed officers and forensic technicians from the Asheville Police Department processed the scene in the East/West Asheville area and are following up on leads, police said. Investigators have not reported any arrests, suspect descriptions or motives in the Granada Street case, and the department has not released a precise block number for the location beyond the near-Granada Street description.

Police asked anyone with information to call the Asheville Police Department at 828-252-1110. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by texting TIP2APD to 847411 or through the TIP2APD smartphone app, channels the department provided for the investigation.

The department’s announcement that this is Asheville’s first homicide of 2026 places the shooting in the context of a city that recorded multiple fatal shootings last year. In a separate 2025 case handled by APD, investigators used automatic license plate reader data and surveillance footage to establish a timeline and recovered physical evidence that was presented to the District Attorney’s Office, leading to the arrest of Hayden Ray Shores, 22, on first-degree murder and firearms charges. That case, which took place in the 200 block of Amboy Road and involved victim Antonio Tremaine Carson Jr., resulted in Shores being held at the Buncombe County Detention Center under no bond with a Dec. 8 first court appearance.

For the Granada Street investigation, APD has said only that detectives and forensic technicians are continuing to pursue leads. The Buncombe County Medical Examiner has not yet been cited in public statements about the case in the materials released so far, and next-of-kin notification has not been detailed by police.

As investigators work through physical evidence and witness leads, officials said they will provide updates as new information becomes available. For now, the department’s tip line and anonymous reporting options remain the primary means for neighbors to supply information to detectives conducting the probe.