Steven Rivera, a 50-year-old Latino man, was shot and killed on August 15, 2021, in El Monte, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, Rivera was in the driver’s seat of his car, parked on the curb line in front of a house near 3813 Gilman Road, when he sustained a gunshot wound to his upper torso and died.

The El Monte Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department opened an investigation. Detectives established that Rivera was shot while seated in his vehicle but the motive and the shooter’s identity were not clear. Despite interviews and follow-up on tips, investigators had no arrests and the case remained active.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who may have seen activity near 3813 Gilman Road on August 15, 2021, is urged to contact investigators.