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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/
