Killing of Phila. man found in Trenton linked to drugs

The shooting death of a Philadelphia man whose body was found dumped in Trenton on Sunday appears to have been drug-related, police said yesterday.

Officials said Juan Carlos Rosa, 32, of the 4300 block of North Darien Street in the Hunting Park section, was shot Thursday in the 4000 block of East Roosevelt Boulevard in Crescentville. No arrests have been made.

Police also are seeking the killers and motives in two shootings Sunday night.

Sterling Almond, 18, of the 1900 block of Haines Street in West Oak Lane, was killed in the 200 block of Bringhurst Street in East Germantown about 10 p.m.

A little more than a half-hour later, Rafael Valez, 20, of the 4800 block of North Fourth Street in Olney, was fatally wounded in the 100 block of West Roosevelt Boulevard in Olney. - Joseph A. Gambardello