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Crystal Spring resident urges Roanoke leaders to address rising neighborhood safety after elderly resident's murder

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A Crystal Spring neighborhood resident told council he no longer feels safe walking at night after a recent homicide and described ongoing issues with loitering, drug use and public disorder in the area.

Greg Mackey, a Crystal Spring neighborhood resident, told the Roanoke City Council on March 3 that neighbors are alarmed by a recent murder and by continuing public-safety concerns in the area around Crystal Spring and downtown Roanoke.

"My heart hurts for her family," Mackey said of Susan Williams, an 80-year-old neighbor who was killed…

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