Michael Cardona Santamarina, 22, of Roanoke, Virginia, was shot on Friday afternoon, January 5, 2018, in the 1300 block of Burks Street SW. He and Troy Savion Gastelo were found wounded inside a vehicle and rushed to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital; Santamarina’s condition worsened and local reporting described him as dying at the hospital the following Tuesday morning.

Investigators said the shooting did not appear random. Early investigative steps included a perimeter and K-9 search near nearby apartments, recovery of items in the woods including a bag containing firearms, and interviews of potential witnesses. Prosecutors later advanced a theory that the shooting erupted from a drug deal gone wrong: Santamarina had driven to sell marijuana with Gastelo as a passenger, and two men — Monte Taylor and DeJon Leslie White, both of Roanoke — were accused of coordinating an attack. Taylor was arrested on a malicious wounding warrant; a second warrant was issued for White, who was later arrested in Philadelphia on a fugitive charge tied to extradition.

Does anyone have information about the January 5, 2018, incident or recall activity in the Burks Street area that afternoon?