On November 13, 2023, at about 4:15 p.m. a triple shooting on the 12000 block of Northeast Fifth Avenue just south of 123rd Street in North Miami left Jeremy Rivera dead along with his father Hector Rivera and brother Frankie Rivera. The violence began when a neighbor, identified as 33-year-old Pierce Hoempler, allegedly engaged in a physical fight with Hector Rivera, pinning him on the lawn. When Jeremy and Frankie came to their father’s aid, Hoempler allegedly opened fire on all three men.

Two victims were found dead at the scene near the residence and a third was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he later died. The shooting reportedly followed an ongoing neighbor dispute; multiple witnesses at the scene confirmed the parties were neighbors and cooperated with police. Hoempler was apprehended in the early hours of November 14 and charged with three counts of second-degree murder, held without bond.

If anyone knew the Rivera family, the neighbor dynamics there, or saw what happened that afternoon, please share any information that might help explain what led to this confrontation.