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Neko Rivera

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Mar 13, 2023

Victim Details

Neko Rivera

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Philadelphia

PA

2023-03-13

15

Neko

Rivera

06/28/2026

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On March 13, 2023, at approximately 12:06 p.m., 15-year-old Neko Rivera was fatally shot in Philadelphia's Crescentville neighborhood. Officers responding to reports of a person with a gun found Rivera on the 6100 block of Algon Avenue, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his torso, arms, and legs. He was immediately transported to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 12:41 p.m.

Rivera, a freshman at Kensington High School, had left school early that da ...
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    It's so devastating to see yet another young life taken in such a brutal manner. I was reading about... ...Read More
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    I’ve been following Neko Rivera’s case closely, and my heart goes out to his family, especially ... ...Read More
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    I can't stop thinking about how Neko Rivera's story reflects such a troubling pattern in our communi... ...Read More
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