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Ravell Deshawn Sterling

Case from Gresham, OR dated Feb 05, 2016

Victim Details

Ravell Deshawn Sterling

Male

Black / African American

Gresham

OR

2016-02-05

22

Ravell

Deshawn Sterling

07/03/2026

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Ravell Deshawn Sterling, a 23-year-old resident of the Portland area, tragically lost his life on February 5, 2016. Born on January 22, 1993, in Salisbury, Maryland, Sterling had moved to Oregon, where he was living at the time of his death.

The incident occurred at the intersection of Southeast 174th and Stark Street in the Gresham area, around 2:30 p.m. on that fateful Friday. According to court documents, Sterling was shot and killed in what the suspect later described as a robbery gon ...
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  • KOIN.com: 3 sentenced to prison after fatal 2016 Gresham shooting
  • KOIN 6: ‘Talented musician’ gunned down in Gresham killing
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