Eighteen-year-old Matthew Hervey of Thousand Palms was fatally shot after midnight on July 8, 2023, at a high school graduation party in Indio. Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 41900 block of Napoli Street and found four people with gunshot wounds. Hervey was unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene by Cal Fire personnel. Three other victims, including a female juvenile shot in the leg, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to local hospitals.

Hervey’s family has publicly appealed for information, and his mother, Misty Pickton, said they are seeking justice. Investigators from the Major Crimes Unit and Street Crimes Unit have been working the case, and as of October 2023 no arrests or suspects had been announced. Detectives have urged witnesses who attended the party or who have photos or video to come forward; tips can be given to Indio Police Detective Kevin Belman at 760-541-4376 or anonymously to Valley Crime Stoppers at 760-341-7867.

Records show Hervey was arrested in Riverside County on February 26, 2023, on several firearm- and ammunition-related charges. Few witnesses have publicly come forward about the shooting; can anyone who was at that party or who has relevant video or information help investigators?