Rojello Sirven, 31, was shot and killed on September 13, 1986, in Los Angeles. His death was later attributed to Michael Player, known as the Skid Row Slayer, whose series of attacks in early September and October 1986 targeted primarily homeless people in the Skid Row area and included execution-style shootings, often while victims slept.

Player’s first known victim in the series was Rudolfo Roque, shot on September 4, 1986. After Roque’s murder Player reportedly continued killing; on the same day Sirven was shot, Player wounded another man, Joseph Griffin, who died from his injuries on October 5, 1986. Player was detained after Roque’s murder but released for lack of evidence and was later identified as the suspect in multiple killings before he died by suicide in a hotel room on October 10, 1986.

The victims were largely transient, which investigators said complicated the inquiries and contributed to fear among Skid Row residents at the time. Does anyone have memories or information about Sirven or the Skid Row community in 1986 that could add context to his story?