Adrian Jose Castro Acosta was 16 when he was found fatally shot in the roadway of the 27900 block of Jefferson Avenue in Menifee early morning on June 11, 2011. Police pronounced him dead at the scene; another male juvenile was also shot nearby and taken to a hospital in stable condition with non-life-threatening wounds.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department arrested two people in connection with the shootings. Walter Morales Cortez, 22, was charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder, pleaded not guilty, and was being held with bail set at $1,500,000. Lilia Teresa Rivas, 28, was arrested a few days later and charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder; she was held with bail set at $1,000,000 and was due to be arraigned on June 20, 2011.

Anyone who has information about Adrian, the shooting, or the events leading up to that morning is asked to come forward.