Ravell Deshawn Sterling, 23, was shot and killed on February 5, 2016, at the intersection of Southeast 174th and Stark Street in the Gresham area around 2:30 p.m. Born January 22, 1993, in Salisbury, Maryland, Sterling was living in the Portland area at the time of his death. Court documents describe the shooting as arising from a robbery attempt that the suspect later called a robbery gone wrong.

Investigators identified Charles Moi Moi as the person responsible for causing Sterling’s death with a firearm. A press release dated June 1, 2021, reports that Moi Moi received a 400-month prison sentence for his role in the killing.

Does anyone have information about Sterling’s life in the Portland area or the events leading up to that February afternoon?