Jesse Velasco, known as Lil Dozer, was a 15-year-old from Riverside who was shot and killed on December 3, 2005. He was walking on Streeter Avenue near Sunnyside Drive when an assailant opened fire; Jesse was struck by at least one bullet and died of his injuries. The motive remains unclear.

Investigators quickly focused on 18-year-old Riverside resident Israel Daniel Gomez after eyewitness accounts and other evidence pointed to him as the primary suspect. Gomez was arrested without incident on December 6, 2005, at the Riverside Police Department’s Spruce Street station and was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on charges of homicide and attempted homicide; two other people were shot at during the incident but were unharmed.

Detectives Steve Shumway and Dave Smith led the investigation and asked the public to come forward with any additional information. If anyone knew Jesse, saw the shooting, or has information that could help the investigation, please share what is known.