Juan Jose Diaz, 24, an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer, was shot dead on July 27, 2019, in Lincoln Heights while at a taco stand near Avenue 26 and Artesian Street with his girlfriend and her two brothers. A group of young men approached the group, allegedly making threats and showing a gun; surveillance footage later captured suspects firing several rounds into the vehicle Diaz and his companions were in. Diaz was pronounced dead at the scene and another man was critically wounded.

Investigators linked the shooting to a larger crime spree and tagging activity. Authorities arrested several people in Riverside County: Cristian Facundo, 20, of Murrieta, and Francisco Talamantes III, 24, of Temecula, were charged with capital murder with special circumstance allegations of murder by an active gang member and with two counts of attempted murder. Ashlynn Smith, 18, of Temecula, was charged with shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, vandalism and being an accessory after the fact. More than 100 officers worked on the investigation.

Did anyone who knew Officer Diaz or witnessed the events near Avenue 26 and Artesian Street come forward with information?