Two men were arrested last Tuesday night, July 10 and charged with malicious wounding and other felonies after another man was
shot and stabbed and a woman shot, according to a report from the Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office.
Matthew T. Green, age 20, of Troutville was charged with two counts of malicious wounding, reckless handling of a firearm and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and Tyler T. Wheetley, age 20, of Roanoke was charged with one count of malicious wounding and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
The Sheriff’s Office reported that at approximately 10:09 p.m. on Tuesday, July 10, the 911 Communications Center started receiving reports of shots being fired in the 300 block of Tucker Road, Troutville, off Gravel Hill Road near the intersection with US 220.
The callers further stated they heard yelling and also heard that someone had been shot.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene and once at the residence determined that a male victim had been shot and stabbed and that a female victim had also been shot.
Deputies detained two suspects and then had emergency services workers come in and treat the victims. Both the male and female victims were transported to a Roanoke area hospital.
Both suspects, Green and Wheetley, were arrested and transported to the Botetourt County Jail.
The investigation is continuing.