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Fairview man convicted in 2017 shooting at Green's Mini-Mart


Tyshawn Tione Boseman was convicted of felony possession of sch. 1, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, two counts of possession of a firearm by felon, selling cocaine and PWISD cocaine and will serve a minimum of almost 6 years in prison. (Photo credit: Buncombe County District Attorney's Office)
Tyshawn Tione Boseman was convicted of felony possession of sch. 1, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, two counts of possession of a firearm by felon, selling cocaine and PWISD cocaine and will serve a minimum of almost 6 years in prison. (Photo credit: Buncombe County District Attorney's Office)
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According to a press release from the Buncombe County District Attorney's Office, Tyshawn Boseman pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including charges stemming from a shooting incident in 2017 at Green's Mini Mart.

On Oct. 28, Boseman, age 21, of Fairview, was convicted of the following:

  • Felony Possession of Sch. I
  • Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle
  • Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Inury
  • two counts of Possession of a Firearm by Felon
  • Selling Cocaine and PWISD Cocaine

He will serve a minimum term of almost six years in prison.

The following incidents led up to the conviction:

  • Dec. 8, 2016: Asheville Police Department officers located Boseman in a stolen vehicle. After searching the vehicle, officers found a small amount of heroin under the driver's seat.
  • Feb. 8, 2017: Members of the Drug Suppression Unit purchased crack cocaine from Boseman through an undercover officer in Hillcrest Apartments.
  • Feb. 9, 2017: Boseman was involved in a shooting incident at Green's Mini Mart in Asheville. The victim had serious, but non-fatal injuries, and a lengthy hospitalization.
  • Feb. 25, 2017: As officers were trying to locate Boseman in relation to the previous Feb. 9 shooting, Boseman was observed in Hillcrest Apartments carrying a handgun. Officers stopped a vehicle that he was a passenger in and located the firearm on another passenger.

Boseman had prior convictions for attempted common law robbery and other charges.

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