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Michael Lee Nance

Case from Roanoke, VA dated Jan 17, 2017

Victim Details

Michael Lee Nance

Male

Black / African American

Roanoke

VA

2017-01-17

28

Michael

Lee Nance

06/26/2026

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On a cold evening in Roanoke, Virginia, the life of 28-year-old Michael Lee Nance, a Black male known affectionately as 'Mike,' was cut short. On January 17, 2017, police responded to a call in the 2300 block of Staunton Avenue NW and found Nance inside his vehicle with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He was still able to speak with officers when they arrived. Paramedics rushed him to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries later that evening. Investigators determine ...
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  • www.roanoke.com: Sister of Roanoke shooting victim pleads for no one to 'settle the score'
  • UPDATE: Roanoke police trying to find man in relation to Staunton Avenue shooting
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