Jose Lopez-Rivas, a 21-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot in Nashville on December 3, 2025. The shooting happened about 1:40 a.m. on Woodbine Street while Lopez-Rivas was reportedly waiting outside the Nashville Hookah Bar for a friend. Witnesses said an unknown male approached, a brief argument followed, and a single gunshot struck Lopez-Rivas. He was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he died.

Initial reports gave his age as 24, but police later confirmed with his birth certificate that he was 21. Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Homicide Unit detectives led the investigation; community tips helped identify a suspect. On December 10, 2025, detectives from the TITANS Unit arrested 23-year-old Rivaldo Sis-Tobar on an outstanding homicide warrant in connection with the shooting.

Investigators also arrested the victim’s brother, 20-year-old Edgar Lopez, on charges of evidence tampering and making false statements. Detectives say video shows Edgar Lopez helping the suspected shooter move his brother’s body and searching the victim’s pockets after the attack. Does anyone who knew Jose or was in the Woodbine Street area that night have information to share?