Overnight Roanoke Shooting Leaves 1 Dead

Roanoke Police said an officer was patrolling in the 300 block Orange  Avenue NW when a gunshot was heard in the area Friday morning.

They said at around midnight,  it was reported that there was a subject in the 1600 Block Burrell Avenue that had been shot.

According to police, an adult male was located in the parking lot of the LT Store with a gunshot wound.

  Roanoke Fire and EMS responded and transported the male to Carilion  Roanoke Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 12:40 am.

Police  said it appears that the victim and two males began a verbal  altercation inside the store and the confrontation continued to the  parking lot.

This is a developing story, more details and updates: ABC 13


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