Roanoke, Virginia police shoot man accused of firing at officers

By The Associated Press
June 26, 2020 | 7:57 AM

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) 鈥� Police in Virginia said officers shot and wounded a man accused of exchanging gunfire with law enforcement.

Roanoke Police Chief Sam Roman said officers were trying to question two men on Thursday afternoon about a separate shooting when the men began running.

Roman said one of the men fired multiple shots at the officers, and two officers returned fire.

Police said one of the men was struck and taken to a hospital with serious injuries. The other man escaped.

Officials said Virginia State Police are investigating the shooting and the officers were taken off active duty.

None of the people involved were identified.

Sterling man charged in fentanyl case linked to Park View High School overdoses, sheriff says

By Matt Small
August 25, 2026 | 2:37 PM

A Sterling, Virginia, man has been arrested and charged in a fentanyl distribution investigation that the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said is connected to overdoses involving Park View High School students. The sheriff's office said Isaac Melendez-Carranza, 31, was charged with two counts of distribution of a controlled substance and one count of sale of drugs near certain properties. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office told WTOP that Melendez-Carranza is in the U.S. illegally and that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement "has placed a detainer on him." Investigators with the Drug and Gang Unit identified Melendez-Carranza as a suspected dealer connected to overdoses involving Park View High School students in May, according to the sheriff's office.