# Killing of Rakalee Sterling

Unsolved homicide · 2021 · Hampton, Virginia

On June 19, 2021, at approximately 2219 hours, officers were dispatched to gunshots heard in the area of Shelton Road. While officers were still en route, the call was upgraded to a shooting. Officers arrived and located Sterling inside of 8 Shelton Road suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. Medics pronounced Sterling DOA on the scene at 2239 hours. Officers recovered multiple casings in the roadway in front…

Original record: https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=41987
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/killing-of-rakalee-sterling-va41987

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1. Virginia State Police record, https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=41987


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