Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Wayne Hubert Shortt Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 57

Race : White

Date : 09/01/2024

Location : Econo Lodge Civic Center at 308 Orange Avenue NE

City : Roanoke

County : Roanoke

State : Virginia

Agency : Roanoke Police Department

Officer(s) :Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Roanoke PD responded to a “shots fired” call and arrived at the Econo Lodge, where they allegedly heard shots being fired. Police found a man and a woman dead from gunshot wounds and Wayne Hubert Shortt was locked into a room.. Police called SWAT and escalated a standoff. After sometime of firing gas into the home, police made forcible entry and found a man dead from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2024/09/01/heavy-police-presence-at-econo-lodge-has-dissipated/