Rolando Rivera, 23, was shot and killed on August 27, 2021, on the 500 block of Third Street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Known as Peanut, he was remembered by family as friendly and caring; he enjoyed video games, music, and spending time at Blue Marsh Lake and was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School.

The cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds to the head and torso. Surveillance footage showed a 15-year-old, Elijahuwon Ashmeir Brown, following Rivera before raising a firearm and shooting him multiple times; Brown was arrested and charged with criminal homicide, possession of a firearm by a minor, and related offenses. Rivera’s death had a profound effect on his mother, siblings, nieces and nephews, and the local community.

Does anyone have memories of Rolando or information about the shooting that could help clarify what happened?