Roanoke man pleads guilty to murder, gun charges

ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke man pleaded guilty Monday to a fatal shooting that happened last year. 

On April 14, 32-year-old Roanoke resident Timothy Duncan was found lying in the middle of the road at the Jamestown Apartment complex. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 

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Jonathan Gurley, 34, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, as well as gun charges. 

The pleas were entered during his arraignment Monday, just one day before he was supposed to go before a jury in a criminal trial. 

Gurley's sentencing is scheduled for June 7. 


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