Keonte K. Johnson was fatally shot in the early morning hours of May 14, 2018, the day after his 23rd birthday. The shooting occurred at a house party on Enon Drive in the Hollins area of Roanoke County. Police had been called to the gathering around 4:10 a.m. that morning for noise complaints but took no action; a few hours later, shortly before 7 a.m., officers returned after reports of gunfire. Responding officers found three people with gunshot wounds. Two were taken to a hospital; Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators later focused on Patrick McDonald, a 29-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Authorities say an altercation between Johnson and McDonald escalated and led to the shooting. In June 2019 McDonald was arrested and charged with second-degree murder; he was released on bond and his attorney said McDonald would claim self-defense and has post-traumatic stress from his military service. Johnson was remembered by his family as a hardworking, protective father, brother, and son who worked at Atlas Warehouse and had a daughter and a son.

Are there details about the party, those present, or the events before the shooting that anyone can add?