Incident

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10-16-2018 Virginia Roanoke (Cave Spring) 2-1

Location

October 16, 2018

Incident Address

Roanoke (Cave Spring), Virginia

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Russell Edghill
Age: 66
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Lynda Edghill
Age: 60
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Neighbor
Name: Harry Overstreet
Age: 58
Age Group: Adult 18+
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Suicide^
Murder/Suicide

Notes

Roanoke County off Starkey Rd, man dead and woman shot, suspect also dead of self-inflicted gunshot, long history of problems between neighbors

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Police-investigate-shooting-in-Roanoke-County-497753781.html

URL: https://www.wsls.com/news/virginia/roanoke/police-investigating-shooting-in-cave-spring-area

URL: https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Two-dead-one-injured-after-a-shoot-497944051.html

URL: https://www.wsls.com/news/virginia/roanoke/neighbors-involved-in-cave-spring-shooting-had-history-of-problems-neighbors-say

URL: https://www.wsls.com/news/virginia/roanoke/roanoke-county-police-release-name-of-cave-spring-shooting-victims

District

Congressional District: 6
State Senate District: 19
State House District: 17