Shooting at 200 BLOCK OF WILLIAMSON ROAD SE, on 01/18/2026 1:33 AM

Type: Shooting

Date: 01/18/2026 1:33 AM

Description: Two men are dead after a shootout Sunday, January 18, according to Roanoke Police. Police responded at 1:33 a.m. to a report of a shooting on the 200 block of Williamson Road SE, where two men were found with gunshot wound injuries in a parking lot.

Address: 200 BLOCK OF WILLIAMSON ROAD SE,, Roanoke, VA

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Area Missing Persons

Name

Virginia Welch

Missing Age

Est. Current Age

Last Seen

Roanoke, VA on 07/12/1982

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5' 7" Weight: 135 lbs

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Area Cold Cases

Name

Joan Cook

Age

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Joan cook was first reported missing by friends on january 29, 2010. Police contact was made with her husband, mike cook, who advised joan had left their residence on foot the night of january 24, 2010. On january 31, 2010, mike cook came to the roanoke county police department to report his wife missing. Joan has not been seen or heard from since january 2010 and is still a missing person.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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