Michael Douglas Hancock, 64, was found inside a home in the 800 block of 30th Street Northwest in Roanoke on the evening of January 8, 2023. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene; his death was recorded as the city’s first homicide of 2023. A funeral service was held for Hancock on January 21, 2023, at Serenity Funeral Home.

Investigators focused on 48-year-old Charlotte Renee Saunders of Roanoke. Saunders was taken into custody on January 15, 2023, initially on charges unrelated to the homicide. During questioning, detectives say she gave a detailed account of her involvement in Hancock’s death, and she was charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Does anyone have information about Hancock, his routines, or the 800 block of 30th Street Northwest on or around January 8, 2023?