Manuel Manny Alejandro Rivera was 16 when he was killed on August 7, 2021, in Rochester, New York. He was an innocent bystander at a Hague Street cookout where a dispute over dirt bikes and ATVs between two men, later identified as Douglas Smith and Johnny Rodriguez, escalated into gunfire. Manuel was struck in the crossfire and died at the scene.

Authorities arrested both men after investigating the shooting. Douglas Smith was charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon, convicted at trial, and sentenced to 25 years to life. Rodriguez was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, pleaded guilty, and was awaiting sentencing.

Does anyone who attended that cookout or was in the area that night have information about what sparked the confrontation?