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Exziel Rivera

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Dec 25, 2024

Victim Details

Exziel Rivera

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Milwaukee

WI

2024-12-25

15

Exziel

Rivera

07/09/2026

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On what should have been a festive Christmas morning, a tragedy unfolded in a Milwaukee neighborhood that would forever alter the holiday for two families. Fifteen-year-old Hispanic male, Exziel Rivera, was in a car with 18-year-old Nayah Vasquez near the intersection of South 37th Street and West Scott Street on December 25, 2024. At around 11:25 a.m., their vehicle was ambushed when another car, a black Malibu, approached. A man leaned out of the Malibu and opened fire into the Kia where River ...
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  • TMJ4 News: Friends, family mourn the loss of teens killed in Christmas Day shooting
  • WISN: Witness tries saving two teens in Milwaukee Christmas shooting
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    I recently drove by the intersection of South 37th Street and West Scott Street. Seeing the memorial... ...Read More
    12/27/2024
    I just came across this devastating news and my heart goes out to the families of Exziel Rivera and ... ...Read More
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    Has anyone heard any updates on the memorial gathering planned for young Exziel "X" Rivera and Nayah... ...Read More
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