Authorities in Franklin County are investigating a homicide after a body was found on Monday. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, at 11:52 am deputies responded to a report of an unresponsive female in the 500 block of Holley Ridge Road in Henry.
Upon arrival, deputies located a deceased adult female. The scene was secured, and the Criminal Investigations Unit began processing the area.
The victim has been identified as 24-year-old Emily Grace Keene, of Callaway. She was discovered in the driver’s seat of her vehicle, having suffered 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.
Anyone with information related to this incident—or who had contact with Emily between Sunday morning and Monday morning—is urged to contact the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at 540-483-3000.