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Sterling Roberts

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated May 22, 2025

Victim Details

Sterling Roberts

Male

Philadelphia

PA

2025-05-22

38

Sterling

Roberts

07/01/2026

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Late on May 22, 2025, Sterling Roberts, age 38 and male, was found shot inside a home on the 700 block of Tree Street in South Philadelphia. Police and medics reached the scene just before 9:30 p.m., and Sterling Roberts was pronounced dead at 9:43 p.m. from a gunshot wound to the head. Two other men were also shot during the same burst of violence inside the residence. One, a 36-year-old, was taken to a hospital in stable condition with a wound to his back. Another man, described by police as 5 ...
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  • NBC10 Philadelphia: Three shot, 1 killed, in South Philadelphia home, police say
  • https://delawarevalleynews.com/2025/05/23/two-separate-shootings-in-south-philadelphia/
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