Incident

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    9-23-2024 Virginia Roanoke 2-1

    Location

    September 23, 2024

    4800 block of Pitzer Rd
    Roanoke, Virginia

    Participants

    • Type: Victim
    • Name: Amanda Rae Robertson
    • Age: 42
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Female
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Victim
    • Name: Robert Michael Jackson
    • Age: 58
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Relationship: Significant others - current or former
    • Name: Wayne Hubert Shortt, Jr
    • Age: 57
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Killed

    Incident Characteristics

    • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
    • Suicide^
    • Murder/Suicide
    • Domestic Violence
    • Under the influence of alcohol or drugs (only applies to the subject/suspect/perpetrator )

    Notes

    love-trianglesuspect found deceased from a self-inflicted GSW at 9:45am, 4800 block of Hardy Rd; alcohol/drugs may be a factor;

    Guns Involved

    1 gun involved.

    • Type: Unknown

    District

    Congressional District: 6
    State Senate District: 4
    State House District: 39