Police say they responded to a shots-fired call shortly before 7:45 p.m. and found Roberts in the driver’s seat of his car, having been shot from behind; first responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators described the killing as a targeted attack. A male suspect in his 20s was arrested and charged with malice murder and weapons offenses; the Union City Police Department did not release the suspect’s name, citing the integrity of an ongoing investigation. Police said additional arrests could be possible as they processed evidence. Roberts’s mother, Sheila Douglas, has publicly expressed forgiveness for the accused and urged a rehabilitative approach rather than long incarceration.

If anyone has information about that evening at Netherley Park Apartments or saw activity on Buffington Road around 7:30–8:00 p.m. on June 2, 2022, please come forward.