Donald Royster

Murdered
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Donald Royster, a 23-year-old resident of Pittsburgh's Hill District, was found dead on November 23, 2008. His body was discovered early Sunday morning outside an apartment complex on Bedford Avenue, where he had been shot multiple times. Paramedics arrived on the scene and pronounced him dead shortly after their arrival. The details surrounding the incident suggested that Royster might have been inside the apartments earlier that morning and was possibly attacked as he exited the building. Auth ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Donald Royster

    March 28, 2022

    Male

    African-American / Black

    Pittsburgh

    PA

    2008-11-23

    23

    Donald

    Royster

    No

    10/29/2024

    1


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