Man charged with second-degree murder following shooting under Roanoke bridge

The Roanoke Police Department has charged a man in relation to a fatal shooting under the Tazewell Bridge.

According to the department, officers responded to the 300 block of Tazewell Avenue SE around 9 p.m. on January 20 for a report of a shooting, where they located 24-year-old Erick Telsaint with gunshot wounds. He died at the scene. Police said Telsaint had no fixed address.

Officers quickly located the suspect, 49-year-old Samuel Peitit Davis, who has been charged with second-degree murder…

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