Jerome E Fitzgerald, 59, was fatally shot on December 12, 2022, in Roanoke, Virginia. Born October 30, 1963, in Washington, DC, he worked at several restaurants around the Roanoke Valley and attended Roanoke City Public Schools. Family and acquaintances remembered him as a people person with positive energy who was always willing to help others.

The shooting was the 18th fatal shooting in Roanoke in 2022. Reports say the incident occurred in the apartment of a woman identified as the shooter’s girlfriend and that Fitzgerald was a stranger to the shooter. An arrest has been made in connection with the case and multiple felony charges were filed.

If anyone knew Jerome, saw him in Roanoke in December 2022, or has information about what happened that night, please come forward with any details.