On the evening of May 21, 2024, at about 10:20 p.m., deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Walnut Station responded to reports of gunfire in the 2500 block of Doubletree Lane in Rowland Heights. They found 34-year-old James Michael Rivas of Hacienda Heights lying in a driveway with a gunshot wound to his neck. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Neighbors told investigators the home where Rivas was found had been occupied by several squatters. The suspect or suspects fled in an unknown direction, and no arrests have been announced. Authorities have not disclosed a motive and have urged anyone with information to contact the Homicide Bureau or submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers. A viewing for Rivas was held June 3, 2024, at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church in La Mirada; he is survived by his parents, Francisco Rivas III and Vivian Leidelmeijer, plus siblings and extended family.

Does anyone in Rowland Heights or Hacienda Heights have information about activity around Doubletree Lane on the night of May 21?