Alexander (left) and Jones (right)
Roanoke Police are searching for two men in connection to a Saturday morning shooting at the corner of 35th street and Melrose Avenue. Authorities say the victim 26-year-old Johnathan Faulks of Roanoke came into the emergency room at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital before noon with non-life threatening injuries. 44-year-old Bernard Alexander is charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. 32-year-old Rahmyene Jones is charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Police are still searching for Alexander and Jones, both of Roanoke. Anyone who knows any information leading to their whereabouts can call 911, make an anonymous phone call to 540-344-8500 or send an anonymous text starting with the keyword RoanokePD: to CRIMES (274637).
