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.
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