On the evening of December 4, 2024, gunfire shattered the quiet around the 4800 block of Lanford Street NW in Roanoke, Virginia. When officers arrived around 6:50 p.m., they found Rafael Perez Naranjo, a 32-year-old Latino man, suffering from gunshot wounds. The injuries were catastrophic, and he died there at the scene before the night had even settled.
In the hours that followed, the area became a patchwork of flashing lights and tense conversations as investigators tried to piece toget
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