Emily Keene found dead in vehicle with gunshot wounds in Franklin County

A woman was discovered dead with apparent gunshot wounds in a vehicle Monday, according to authorities.

Around 11:52 a.m., the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an unresponsive female in the 500 block of Holley Ridge Road.

When deputies arrived, they located a deceased adult female.

The victim has been identified as 24-year-old Emily Grace Keene, of Callaway, Virginia.

Officials say Keene was discovered in the driver’s seat of her vehicle with apparent gunshot wounds.

Keene was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Roanoke, where her death was officially ruled a homicide.

This case remains an active and ongoing investigation.