Uhura U. Willis, 27, was found fatally shot in a wooded area near the 400 block of Patton Avenue NW in Roanoke on February 17, 2024. Police received a call about a person with a gunshot wound at about 4:55 a.m.; officers and Roanoke Fire-EMS rendered aid but Willis was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities described the event as a shooting but have not publicly detailed what led to the encounter.

Investigators asked the public to be on the lookout for a maroon 2015 Jeep Cherokee Latitude, license plates TSB7817, described as a vehicle of interest and warned against approaching it or its occupants.

Anyone with information about Willis, the vehicle, or the early-morning shooting is urged to come forward.