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Keon Sterlan Rooks

Case from Detroit, MI dated Sep 09, 2015

Victim Details

Keon Sterlan Rooks

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2015-09-09

34

Keon

Sterlan Rooks

06/25/2026

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In the early morning hours of September 9, 2015, the life of Keon Sterlan Rooks, a 34-year-old Black/African American male, was tragically cut short on the 11600 block of Stout in Detroit, Michigan. At approximately 2:35 a.m., Rooks was shot multiple times with a handgun. Detroit medics arrived at the scene, but his injuries were too severe, and he was pronounced dead.

The investigation into the shooting led police to a suspect, 24-year-old Robert Gardner of Detroit. Gardner was subsequen ...
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  • Detroit News: Detroit man charged in shooting on city’s west side
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