Neko Rivera

Murdered
Case Description
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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 ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Neko Rivera

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    Philadelphia

    PA

    2023-03-13

    15

    Neko

    Rivera

    12/25/2024

    Forum Posts (3)
    It's so devastating to see yet another young life taken in such a brutal manner. I was reading about... ...Read More
    03/14/2024
    I’ve been following Neko Rivera’s case closely, and my heart goes out to his family, especially ... ...Read More
    12/05/2023
    I can't stop thinking about how Neko Rivera's story reflects such a troubling pattern in our communi... ...Read More
    03/25/2023
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