In the early morning hours of July 22, 2022, the life of 37-year-old LeeAnn Amber Haun was tragically cut short in Roanoke, Virginia. City of Roanoke E-911 Center dispatched police officers to Belmont Park at approximately 4:21 AM after receiving a report of a suspicious situation. Upon their arrival, officers discovered an unresponsive female with injuries.
Roanoke Fire-EMS personnel were called to the scene and pronounced the woman, later identified as LeeAnn Haun, deceased.
An autopsy would later confirm that Haun's death was the result of a gunshot wound. Initially, no suspects were located at the scene, and the Roanoke Police Department launched a homicide investigation, appealing to the public for any information regarding the incident. The investigation progressed, and on July 29, 2022, police arrested 26-year-old Richard Quarles in connection with Haun's murder. He was initially charged with second-degree murder.
As the case moved through the legal system, the charges against Richard Quarles were elevated. He eventually pleaded no contest to first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a murder. Under a plea agreement, Quarles received a sentence of 50 years in prison for the murder charge, with 21 of those years suspended. He was also sentenced to a consecutive three-year term for the firearm charge, bringing the total active sentence to 32 years of incarceration.
