At about 12:30am Sunday a twelve-year-old lad was shot on a suburban street of Asheville. He remains critically ill. The incident occurred in connection with a girl’s thirteenth birthday party, which was hosted by her mother in their home. Two girls aged 17 were also shot. Estimates of the number of kids at the party range between 30 and 100. The police are looking for a witness. Two other cases involving the discharge of firearms into Asheville crowds this year remain unsolved for lack of witnesses.