On the night of January 4, 2015, a private party at the former Obenchain’s Garden Center in the 3600 block of Shenandoah Avenue NW in Roanoke, Virginia, turned deadly. Fifty-five-year-old Ronald Lee Ramey was one of two men killed when gunfire erupted at a large, disorderly gathering where alcohol, drugs, and firearms were present. Ramey was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead; 29-year-old Lenard Antonio Hamlett died at the scene. Four other people suffered gunshot wounds.

Responding officers described a chaotic scene and limited cooperation from many attendees. Detectives reviewed video, interviewed witnesses, processed evidence, and seized a vehicle of interest that helped identify suspects. Two men were arrested; Demetrius Wade pleaded no contest during jury selection in February 2016 and accepted a plea agreement on murder and firearms charges, with a lengthy prison term announced at sentencing. William Cobbler was convicted on weapons charges and received a seven-year sentence. Ramey’s family called him a loving family member and an innocent bystander.

If anyone attended that party or has information about the sequence of events that night, please share what is known.