ROANOKE, VA – May 8, 2025 8:09 p.m. Update:
26-year-old Tyrese Justin Hairston, of Roanoke, has been arrested according to RPD.
MAY 8, 2025 UPDATE:
Four men have been arrested following the Saturday shooting that injured three in Roanoke, Roanoke Police Department said.
RPD said 27-year-old Ke’ajhae Tyrik Cooper was identified as the primary aggressor. He has been released from the hospital and arrested on charges of possession by a felon and shooting in the city.
The following three were also involved and the shooting and have since been arrested:
- 37-year-old Douglas Troy Hale
- shooting from a vehicle
- reckless handling of a firearm
- shooting in the city
- 22-year-old Aundele Maurice Burwell II
- shooting in public
- reckless handling of a firearm
- 24-year-old Deshaun Eric Hunt
- possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
- reckless handling of a firearm
- shooting in the city
RPD has said they are still searching roe a fifth suspect, 26-year-old Tyrese Justin Hairston. He has multiple warrants out for reckless handling of a firearm and shooting in the city.
We will update you with more information as it becomes available.
MAY 4, 2025 UPDATE:
One of the three people injured in a shooting in Downtown Roanoke early Saturday was the “primary aggressor” in the altercation, Roanoke Police said Sunday evening. Ke’ajhae Tyrik Cooper, 27, faces an arrest warrant for possession by a felon and shooting in the city. He will be formally arrested once he recovers from his injuries.
According to police, officers responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Market St. SE for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, police located evidence that a shooting had occurred in a parking lot, but no victims were found.
Police say three men later arrived at a local hospital as walk-ins with gunshot wound injuries, and they are all expected to recover. Police said a second shooter had not been identified, and anyone with information is asked to call police at 540-344-8500.
Original:
10 News is looking into a large police response that took place early Saturday morning in downtown Roanoke near Market Street.
A viewer contacted us around 1:00 a.m., describing a frantic scene with people running in multiple directions.
Photos from the area show police tape blocking off a wide section, stretching from the parking lot of 202 Social House to Corned Beef & Co.
At this time, it’s unclear if anyone was seriously injured.
We’ve reached out to Roanoke Police for more information and will update this story as we learn more.