Salonya Marsha Dee Evans was 24 when she was killed in Roanoke in the early morning hours of July 21, 2019. A Certified Nursing Assistant at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Evans was found with a gunshot wound on the sidewalk outside a residence in the 900 block of Morehead Avenue SE and was pronounced dead at the scene. She was described by those who knew her as intelligent, motivated, positive, and a loving mother to her young daughter.

Investigators noted a possible connection to a home break-in. A search warrant statement says Evans’s boyfriend, with whom she lived, arrived shortly after police and reported coming home to find the residence broken into and his girlfriend missing before officers located her. Detectives continued to follow leads in the case.

If anyone remembers Salonya or has information about the break-in or events near Morehead Avenue SE that morning, please share what you know.