Dalton J. Diaz, 54, of Columbus, Ohio, was shot and killed on August 23, 2019. He was found unresponsive inside his Toyota RAV4 after it crashed into playground equipment outside the Driving Park Community Recreation Center and was pronounced dead at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center that day. Detectives determined a bullet entered the RAV4, passed through the back of the driver’s seat and struck Diaz; he attempted to drive away but crashed near the recreation center.

Investigators say Diaz had been buying and selling electronics through apps such as LetGo, OfferUp and Craigslist and may have been the victim of a robbery. Diaz’s GPS listed a last-entered address on the 1100 block of Columbus Street, where detectives believe he arranged a meeting before the shooting. On July 7, 2021, police arrested Ameir Trent, who had been 17 at the time of the shooting, and charged him with delinquency counts of aggravated murder and aggravated robbery; prosecutors filed a motion to transfer the case to adult court. Diaz’s wife, Katherine Diaz, said he was a generous man, an accomplished jazz pianist and ran his own electronics business; the family is offering a $1,000 reward through Central Ohio Crime Stoppers.

Does anyone have information about meetings on the 1100 block of Columbus Street around August 23, 2019?