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Aug 1, 2023 · So far this year, there have been 21 homicides in Roanoke – 17 of which are deadly shootings. This is a dramatic increase from the last few years. In July alone, Roanoke saw seven...
May 11, 2022 · – Since the start of this month, Roanoke has seen four different shootings, one of which was deadly. Tuesday night, Roanoke’s Gun Violence Prevention Commission met to continue the...
Jul 14, 2021 · By the Roanoke City Police Department’s count, there have been eight gun-related homicides so far in 2021. That’s a 400% increase from this time last year, when there had been two....
Sep 9, 2021 · By the numbers, there have been 11 total homicides and 38 aggravated assaults that involve gunfire this year. That includes a shooting that happened Tuesday night on Gordon Avenue. A victim...
Jun 25, 2021 · ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Gun violence in the Star City has doubled since last year. Friday, Roanoke Police briefed the city’s Gun Violence Prevention Commission on the latest crime statistics....
Jan 9, 2021 · ROANOKE, Va. – 2020 was a more violent year than normal for Roanoke in terms of gun violence. According to new statistics from the Roanoke Police Department, there were 11 people shot and...
As of Dec. 18, the city had recorded 65 incidents in which a victim was hit by gunfire since Jan. 1, 2022. Seventeen of those were homicides. In the same time frame in 2021, there were 66 gunshot...
