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Jacob E Sallah

Case from Roanoke, VA dated Oct 30, 2018

Victim Details

Jacob E Sallah

Male

Black / African American

Roanoke

VA

2018-10-30

42

Jacob

E Sallah

07/11/2026

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In the autumn of 2018, the city of Roanoke, Virginia, was rocked by a violent act that claimed the lives of two men. On the evening of October 30th, police responded to a call concerning shots fired in the 600 block of Hanover Avenue NW. Inside a home, they discovered the bodies of 42-year-old Jacob E. Sallah and 37-year-old Travis J. Turnage. Both men, residents of the area, had been fatally shot. Sallah was a Black male.

The investigation into the double homicide moved swiftly. By the f ...
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  • WSLS: Police identify 2 dead in Northwest Roanoke shooting
  • UPDATE: Officials identify two dead from Hanover Avenue shooting
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