Teen girl, man indicted in killings of her parents, grandmother in western North Carolina
By Marisa Sardonia
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BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A Buncombe County grand jury has indicted two people in connection with the shooting deaths of three family members inside a western North Carolina home.
On Tuesday, June 2, a grand jury indicted 16-year-old Star Grant and 28-year-old Devan Loving on first-degree murder charges in the deaths of Grant’s parents and grandmother. These indictments were handed down nearly one month after investigators say three victims were shot and stabbed inside their home in Fairview, N.C.
On Thursday, May 7, deputies responded to a welfare check at a home on Ashworth Drive in Fairview, where they found the bodies of three victims, identified as 41-year-old Travis Eugene Grant, 42-year-old Kimberly Michelle Grant and 66-year-old Sharon Harwood Grant. Authorities said Travis and Kimberly Grant were married, and that Sharon was Travis’ mother.
Detectives also determined that 16-year-old Star Grant, who lives at the Ashworth Drive residence, was missing and unaccounted for. On Friday, May 8, authorities said the teenage girl was located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, accompanied by an adult male, who was later identified as Devan Loving. The pair was then taken into custody.
Both Grant and Loving are charged with first-degree murder and felony conspiracy to commit murder. Although Grant is a minor, she is charged as an adult. Loving also faces an additional charge for the abduction of a child
“Your Honor, the co-defendant (Star Grant) and Mr. Loving did shoot, then stab all three individuals,” Buncombe County Assistant District Attorney Amy Buchanan said in court in May. “They then took their wallets, as well as a firearm, and fled the state. They were found days later in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. And after they were found, they both did speak with law enforcement, and did admit to their involvement in the murders.”
As previously reported, family members have said Grant and Loving were in a romantic relationship, one that her parents opposed. One family member said the parents reportedly planned to seek a restraining order against Loving, though court records confirm no restraining order was ever filed.
Both Grant and Loving waived their extradition rights last month and were transferred from Tennessee to North Carolina to face charges.
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