There is still evidence that he was accused of beating Yomar Rivera on Roosevelt Avenue – NBC Los Angeles

A Hispanic grandmother exchanged her birthday candles with tears of grief to mark the one-year anniversary of her grandson’s murder on Roosevelt Boulevard while on his way home to celebrate.

“Every time I see that my birthday is approaching, the pain is stronger for me, because after a year no one has risen, and the authorities have done nothing,” Wilmo said.

This is according to the authorities. Yomar Rivera, 17, was riding his bike on the northern lanes on Boulevard Around 7:30 p.m., he was hit by a white or blue Ford F-150, leaving him to die in the street.

The young man’s family explained that Yumar was going home by bike He was about to go see his grandmother to celebrate her birthday but he never came home.

“We want answers, because he was a boy with a future,” cries Meldia Wilmo, the young man’s mother.

Although the authorities have not yet been able to find the person responsible, they have indicated that New speed cameras installed in summer Contributed to a significant decrease in hit-and-run accidents and accidents on the notorious “Street of Death”.

However, for the Wilmo family, there is no solution or consolation that Yomar would return to them.

“If his consciousness has not been sufficient up to this point, it is because he has a murderous target,” said Milyatani Rivera, Yumar’s mother. “For me this was not an accident, it was a murder.”

If you recognize him, contact Philadelphia Police immediately by phone or text at 215-686-8477.