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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