{"id":104466,"date":"2026-05-08T19:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/104466\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T19:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:46:09","slug":"tips-sought-in-lebanon-county-13-year-olds-homicide-cold-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/104466\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips sought in Lebanon County 13-year-old\u2019s homicide cold case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) \u2014 More than four years after a 13-year-old Lebanon County boy was fatally shot, police are still seeking tips that will lead to an arrest in the cold case.<\/p>\n<p>South Lebanon Township Police said on Friday that officers are continuing to investigate Jason Rivera\u2019s death. He was found with gunshot wounds in a parking lot in the area of 350 Vine Street just after 9 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2022, and was taken to the hospital, where he died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been over four years since 13-year-old Jason Rivera\u2019s life was tragically taken,\u201d police said in a statement. \u201cHis case remains unsolved. We KNOW someone knows something. Circumstances change. Loyalties change. Consciences change. To the person\u2014or persons\u2014who know what happened\u2026 it\u2019s time to do the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, <a data-ylk=\"slk:Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\/news\/top-stories\/lebanon-county-da-seeks-answers-releases-new-information-in-teens-cold-case-death-nearly-three-years-later\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf said<\/a> the shooting was \u201csomehow drug related and\/or motivated.\u201d Officials have long said the shooting <a data-ylk=\"slk:was not random.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\/local-news\/lebanon\/teen-killed-in-lebanon-county-shooting\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">was not random.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:Close;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"#sailthru-signup-widget\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p>Watch for us in your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe Now<\/p>\n<p>SIGN UP NOW<\/p>\n<p>Further complicating the investigation, the<a data-ylk=\"slk:gun used in the shooting was later found with a man;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\/local-news\/man-found-with-murder-weapon-used-in-lebanon-county-teens-murder-is-deceased\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> gun used in the shooting was later found with a man<\/a> in Maryland who was killed in a homicide three weeks prior. Hess Graf said at the time there were no links between the man and Rivera, and the gun was stolen.<\/p>\n<p>No arrests have been made yet in connection with Rivera\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. 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