Skip to main content
Rain icon
53º

One dead, three remain injured after February shooting in Roanoke

The shooting occurred on Orange Avenue Sunday Feb. 9, just before 2 a.m.

Roanoke police are investigating a shooting on Orange Avenue Northwest where two men were found conscious and breathing.

ROANOKE, VAUpdate:

One man has died from the injuries he sustained in last month’s shooting in Northwest, according to RPD. 47-year-old Thomas Leroy Hairston of Vinton died on Feb. 28.

Recommended Videos




Original:

Roanoke police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the 2200 block of Orange Avenue Northwest just before 2 a.m. on Sunday.

RPD said upon arrival, they found a 17-year-old boy and an adult man with gunshot wounds. They were both taken to a hospital for treatment of critical injuries. Officers then found a third man with non-life-threatening injuries, and then a fourth man with non-life-threatening injuries was discovered to be getting treatment at a hospital. They found that the fourth man was injured in this same incident.

Following investigation, Roanoke Police determined that the 17-year-old shot the three men, and one of the men returned fire and shot the boy. Charges are now pending on the 17-year-old, pending the recovery from his wounds.

We will update you with more information as it becomes available.


About the Authors
Abbie Coleman headshot

Abbie Coleman officially joined the WSLS 10 News team in January 2023.

Colton Game headshot

Colton joined the WSLS 10 team as a digital content producer in July 2024, soon after graduating cum laude from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in sociology and a minor in psychology.