Shortly after 5:30 a.m. on January 7, 2025, police answering a shooting call at a home on Sidetrack Road in Roanoke, Virginia, found 35-year-old Michael Henritze Jr. dead from gunshot wounds. His death was ruled a homicide by the Roanoke County Police Department two days later. Known to friends and family as Mikey, Henritze was a local businessman who ran a lawn care company and collected various items; he left behind three children.

The investigation continued for months with no public arrests while family and neighbors mourned. Authorities asked the public for information that might help their probe. The community remembers a devoted son, brother, and father taken in a sudden, violent incident.

If anyone knew Michael, his routines, or saw anything in the Sidetrack Road area that morning, please share information with Roanoke County police.