Roanoke county police are still piecing together what happened after confirming that a man was shot by an officer. At 7 15 last night, they received a call that a man wearing a bandanna and hoodie was waving a gun off of route 419. We spoke with a witness who made the call to police. He says he was driving when he saw the man. Thomas gill, witness i saw his gun in the right hand. So he was waving it at cars and he turned around and he was waving it at me so i turned around and took a left and i called 911. Amy whittaker, Roanoke County spokesperson officers then arrived on scene and they confronted the suspect which is just up the road from walgreens parking officer involved shooting that took place. The suspect was transported to the hospital. We do not know the persons condition right now. That witness tells us he heard at least five shots but its not clear who fired all of them. Danville police are investigating a robbery that happened last night in the 100 block of wesley drive. A
Wdbj7s Christian Heilman is live on scene at electric road in Roanoke County. Christian, what have you learned . This is still a very active scene out here as officers are still piecing together what happened here earlier. Roanoke county Police Confirmed that a male was shot by police. Police say all this information is preliminary. At 7 15, they recieved a call that a black man wearing a bandanna and hoodie was waving a gun off route 419. We spoke with a witness who says he made that call. He was driving when he saw the man. Thomas gill, witness i saw his gun in the right hand. So he was waving it at cars and he turned around and he was waving it at me so i turned around and took a left and i called 911. Amy whittaker, Roanoke County spokesperson officers then arrived on scene and they confronted the suspect which is just up the road from walgreens parking officer involved shooting that took place. The suspect was transported to the hospital. We do not know the persons condition right
Very limited details right now but they say they got a call around 7 15 and say they saw a black man with a bandanna and a hoodie waving a gun near the walgreens parking lot. When officers arrived they say there was a shooting that took place and the suspect was taken to the roanoke memorial hospital. Can not say if the unidentified man has died or how many shots has been fired. Amy whittaker roan oke county pio 0008 the call was from a person calling into 911 and said they saw an individual in the parking lot with a gun. Thomas gill witness 09 i saw his gun in his right hand he was waving at cars he turned me but i took a left and called 911. Police dont know how many shots have been. We have been told by county Police Spokes person no officers have been injured. No word on when the roadblock will be cleared. Live in Roanoke County dc wsls ten we will continue to follow this developing story and bring you the latest information as it becomes available. When were not on the air make su
They were found in Mount Pleasant and Windsor Hills in Roanoke County and in the Grandin Court and Raleigh Court neighborhoods in Roanoke. Police are investigating, but it appears there s little they can do unless officers catch the pamphleteers in the act.
They were found in Mount Pleasant and Windsor Hills in Roanoke County and in the Grandin Court and Raleigh Court neighborhoods in Roanoke. Police are investigating, but it appears there s little they can do unless officers catch the pamphleteers in the act.