ROANOKE, Va. – Update:
The Roanoke Police Department announced Friday that it had arrested a man after he shot at another man following an ongoing dispute Wednesday.
According to the department, deputies received a report at 4:27 p.m. of a shooting in a parking lot at the 2100 block of Dale Ave. SE. Witnesses reported the drivers of the cars were arguing in the Walmart parking lot when the driver of the sedan shot at the other driver. Both cars then left the parking lot.
As they responded, RPD received additional calls reporting a silver Honda Sedan and a white Jeep chasing each other down Greenbrier Ave. SE. Officers located the unoccupied silver Honda Sedan crashed into a tree in the 1700 block of Greenbrier Ave SE.
The driver was located nearby and taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries from the crash. No injuries were reported from the shooting.
The driver of the sedan, later identified as 38-year-old Jeremy Stover of Roanoke, was arrested and charged with shooting from a vehicle, felon in possession of a firearm, shooting in the city, reckless handling of a firearm and hit and run.
The preliminary investigation determined the suspect and victim knew each other.
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The Roanoke Police Department said a suspect was in the hospital and is in custody following a shooting incident that occurred in the Parkview Court neighborhood in Southeast Roanoke on Wednesday.
According to officials, a driver was shooting at another driver and then crashed in the area of Greenbriar Avenue Southeast, not far from the Neighborhood Walmart.
Officials said there are no gunshot victims but police are looking for a second vehicle involved in the incident and asking the public’s assistance in locating and identifying that vehicle.