‘Hasn’t sunk in yet’: Sister of man fatally shot while riding scooter struggles with her loss

MELBOURNE, Fla. — The sister of a 28-year-old Melbourne man who was shot to death early Tuesday while riding a scooter spoke to Channel 9 about her loss.

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Tazhah Rempert said she is struggling with the loss of her brother, Kyeon Roberson, who was gunned down at about 12:30 a.m. at Ryoland and South Grant streets.

“It was shocking -- still shocking,” she said. “It rreally hasn’t sunk in yet.”

Rempert said Roberson lived a lifestyle that kept his family on edge.

Channel 9 learned that he had been arrested multiple times for drugs, theft and robbery.

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But Rempert said he was a loving father.

“He was my brother, and I know him,” she said. “It wouldn’t have happened if he knew it was going to go down. I feel like it was a set up.”

Nearby residents told Channel 9 that they heard about five gunshots near a neighborhood park.

That was when police discovered Roberson’s body and realized that he had been shot.

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“Anyone else out there; anybody (who) knows what happened -- I just want to know what happened to my brother,” Rempert said. “If you know anything speak up. If this was your family, what would y’all do?”

Police said the gunman remains at large.

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