"Mr. Abarca stayed late at work that night, missing his usual ride home and walking instead," Railsback said of the preliminary investigation. "As he neared Hole Avenue and Mitchell Avenue ...

A Riverside man was shot and killed while walking home from work in the city's La Sierra neighborhood in what investigators believe was an unprovoked act of violence, police said Thursday.

However, further investigation revealed the shooting was unprovoked. “The victim was literally just walking home when the suspect approached him for no reason,” Officer Railsback said.