Justin Elijah Thomas Jennings, 31, was shot and killed on the evening of July 17, 2019, while inside a car near the intersection of Orange Avenue and 11th Street NW in Roanoke, Virginia. A 21-year-old passenger, Kyyona Casey, was also killed; a third person in the vehicle was wounded but survived.

Friends and family remembered Jennings as loving and humorous. The shooting prompted public outcry about gun violence in the city and calls for action from community leaders and residents. The Roanoke Police Department opened an investigation, but as of late 2023 no arrests had been announced and no suspects were publicly identified. Kyyona Casey’s father has made public pleas for anyone with information to contact authorities.

If anyone had contact with Jennings, Casey, or the vehicle that night, or saw anything near Orange Avenue and 11th Street NW on July 17, 2019, please report what was seen to the Roanoke Police Department.