Man hospitalized after overnight shooting in Southwest Roanoke

Happened at about 3:15 a.m. on Salem Avenue

Roanoke City Police Department (WSLS)

ROANOKE, Va. – A man is in the hospital following an overnight shooting in Southwest Roanoke, according to the Roanoke Police Department.

Authorities say it happened at about 3:15 a.m., in the 600 block of Salem Avenue SW.

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When officers arrived at the scene they didn’t find any victims or suspects; however, they were later notified that a man had arrived at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital for treatment of what appeared to be a ‘non-life-threatening gunshot wound.’

The man told authorities he was injured in the shooting on Salem Avenue.

No arrests have been made and this is an ongoing investigation, according to officials.

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