Edwin Diaz was 27 when he was fatally shot on January 18, 2000, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner records. The shooting occurred in a neighborhood the text describes as troubled by gang violence; investigators faced difficulties securing cooperative witnesses and dealing with the complexities commonly associated with gang-related crimes.

The Los Angeles Police Department opened an investigation and pursued evidence and witness interviews, but progress was limited at times. An arrest record notes that an Edwin Wilfredo Diaz was arrested for murder in Los Angeles County on March 10, 2017, but that arrest is unrelated to the 2000 killing of this Edwin Diaz.

Anyone who knew Edwin, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could help resolve this homicide is asked to come forward.