Lowry Richard Ricky Rivers, 55, was shot and killed in National City, California, just before 5 a.m. on April 8, 2018. The shooting occurred outside a 7-Eleven on North Highland Avenue after several 911 callers reported hearing gunfire. Rivers was found with a critical gunshot wound, taken to UCSD Medical Center, and pronounced dead shortly after arrival. His family identified him publicly soon after police initially withheld his name.

Riverss killing was reported as part of a string of violent incidents around that same 7-Eleven; two weeks earlier another man, Onan Loaiza, had been gunned down outside the store and a suspect in that earlier slaying was arrested and charged. Riverss case remained unsolved for a significant period, and the National City Police Department offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

The case highlighted concerns about gang-related violence in the area and prompted community responses aimed at curbing the spike in shootings. If anyone saw or heard anything around North Highland Avenue the morning of April 8, 2018, please share information with investigators.