On May 5, 2025, 24-year-old Emily Grace Keene of Callaway, Virginia, was found dead in the driver’s seat of her vehicle on Holley Ridge Road in Henry, Virginia. Deputies responded to a report of an unresponsive female at 11:52 a.m.; investigators observed apparent gunshot wounds and the Roanoke Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide. Emily is remembered by family and friends as a vibrant, kind, and loving individual, a self-taught musician and a licensed esthetician.

Two men were arrested on May 7, 2025. Corion Devontae Manns, 22, of Henry, and Isaiah Kahlil Witcher, 25, of Bassett, face charges of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and are being held without bond. Court documents say both admitted being in the car with Keene and provided conflicting accounts, each accusing the other of being the shooter. Electronic data reportedly placed all three at the scene, a third person said they picked up the two men after the shooting, and a firearm tied to Manns was later located at a family member’s home. Both suspects have prior convictions including assault and battery.

Does anyone have information about Emily’s movements that morning or saw the vehicle on Holley Ridge Road?