Virginia police have identified Jamel Flint as the suspect in a fatal shooting near Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg.

Flint, 24, from Roanoke, is alleged to have shot and killed 18-year-old Isiah O. Robinson and injured at least four others in a shooting at a hookah lounge on Friday.

The Blacksburg Police Department (BPD) said in a statement that officers had obtained six felony warrants for Flint’s arrest.

These include murder in the first degree of Robinson, four counts of attempted murder in the first degree and one count of use of a firearm while committing or attempting to commit murder for the remaining four victims.

In a Sunday Facebook post, a BPD spokesman said: “Mr. Jamel D. Flint has been taken into custody in Roanoke Virginia without incident.

“We would like to thank the community for their assistance along with the Blacksburg Rescue Squad, Virginia Tech Police Department, Virginia Tech Rescue Squad, Christiansburg Police Department, Virginia State Police, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the New River Valley 911 Center, the FBI and the US Marshals Service who took Mr. Flint into custody.

“This was truly a group effort to restore safety to the Blacksburg community.”

Jamel Flint and stock piolice car image
Jamel Flint mugshot and stock piolice car image. Flint is alleged to have carried out a fatal shooting in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Friday.
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