Freddy Rijo-Contreras, a 48-year-old Hispanic man, was found dead in Miami, Florida, on May 24, 2017. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and investigators treated the scene as a homicide. The Miami-Dade Police Department conducted interviews and collected evidence while the case remained open.

Detectives identified several persons of interest but made no immediate arrests, and no formal charges had been announced. Periodic updates followed as new information surfaced, yet progress stalled amid a lack of concrete evidence and eyewitnesses. The family continued to press for answers.

Anyone with information that could help identify suspects or clarify the circumstances of Freddy Rijo-Contreras’s death is asked to contact the Miami-Dade Police Department.