d4vd, born as David Anthony Burke, is alleged to be "non-cooperative" with investigators amid the probe into the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was discovered in the singer's impounded Tesla in September 2025. A police source divulges exclusively to PEOPLE that the 20-year-old musician is "not collaborating" with the investigators and has been uncooperative from the outset. The source further states that the singer has not been interviewed yet, and there is still uncertainty surrounding the crimes d4vd and his accomplices may have allegedly committed.
The source adds that while d4vd has been identified as a suspect in Rivas' death, the investigation remains ongoing. The source also notes that the Los Angeles medical examiner's final cause-of-death determination and toxicology report are still pending, and no potential charges or arrest can be pursued until further findings are available. "We are working to determine if her death was a murder or something else," a police source says.
The source also shares that police have not yet been able to determine the exact time of Rivas' death. "Springtime is the closest we’ve come to determining the time of her demise. Not before then," the source says.
The LAPD, d4vd's lawyer, and a rep for the singer did not immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE earlier this week. The singer's representative previously told NBC Los Angeles that his client was "fully cooperating" with authorities.
On September 8, Rivas was found dead in the trunk of d4vd's impounded Tesla one day after her 15th birthday, while the musician was on tour in the US. The car was reported abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, and neighbors told NBC Los Angeles it had been there for about a month. Officers responded to the scene after others reported a foul odor coming from the vehicle.
Her body was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, which listed her cause and manner of death as "deferred." The police source tells PEOPLE that investigators are treating the investigation as a homicide probe, and shares that the girl's body was decomposing when it was found inside a plastic bag.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the Riverside County Sheriff's Office previously stated that Rivas had been reported missing from Lake Elsinore, Calif., at least three times in 2024, and residents claimed the teen had run away from home before, though her last known whereabouts remain unclear. LAPD Captain and Commanding Officer Scot M. Williams previously told PEOPLE that Rivas had been dead for "several weeks prior to her body being discovered."
Also in September, investigators with the LAPD served a search warrant in connection with the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez at a Hollywood Hills home where the singer had been staying, law enforcement sources previously told local KABC-TV and the Los Angeles Times. A separate police source previously told PEOPLE that the perpetrator "most likely had help dismembering and disposing of the body."
