Demetrius Ronell Cooper, 35, is charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the 2005 shooting death of 18-year-old Calvin DeWayne Mack, of Roanoke. Cooper was 15 years old at the time of the incident.
On Dec. 30, 2005, at approximately 3:23 p.m., officers responded to the 2400 block of Staunton Avenue NW for the report of a person down. Upon arrival, officers located a man with gunshot wound injuries in the yard of a residence. Mack was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives initiated a homicide investigation, but despite extensive efforts, the case eventually became inactive…