ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The Roanoke Police Department is investigating a Saturday morning shooting that left five people injured in northwest Roanoke.
Officers responded to the 4100 block of Melrose Avenue at around 4:44 a.m. Saturday to reports of a shooting with injuries.
On arrival, they discovered a woman with gunshot wounds. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment of critical injuries.
Officers were then notified of four additional people seeking medical treatment at local hospitals after suffering gunshot wounds.
Of those four, one woman is being treated for critical injuries while two men and another woman are being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The investigation is ongoing and RPD asks anyone with information to contact the department by calling (540) 344-8500.