Roanoke County police are investigating a homicide and are searching for a suspect believed to be armed and dangerous.

Officers were called at 1:05 a.m. to the Villages at Garst Creek in the 4300 block of Garst Mill Road for a disturbance and reports of gunshots, police said.

Police found the body of Tamara Brown, 26, inside an apartment. Brown had been shot at least one time, police said.

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