Tristen Rudy Alexander Aguilar Rodriguez was a 12-year-old student at Mountain View Middle School and the middle child of five. Described as friendly and outgoing, he loved football and reportedly told his mother shortly before his death, ’Bye mom, I love you, see you later.’

On October 10, 2024, deputies were called to Lamont Mobile Estates on Gregory Avenue in Lamont, California, for a report of a gunshot victim. Tristen was found deceased at the scene from a gunshot wound. His mother said she believed the killing was intentional and that her son was not involved in gangs or gun violence.

That evening deputies arrested a male juvenile about a mile away on Di Giorgio Road; prosecutors later identified him as Javier Leo Armendariz and filed a juvenile petition alleging first-degree murder. The juvenile later pleaded guilty to a murder charge and a probation violation, with a dispositional hearing set for February 5. Does anyone have information about Tristen or what happened that afternoon?