Said Octavio Diaz was 17 when he was found shot to death in the parking lot of an apartment complex at 1855 Wirt Road in northwest Houston on March 8, 2022. He was discovered at about 5:40 a.m. with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by Houston Fire Department paramedics. Neighbors reported hearing several shots between about 4:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. that morning.

Family members had reported Diaz missing the same day he was found. The Houston Police Department Homicide Division and the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences handled the investigation. Authorities say there was no known suspect or motive at the time and no arrests have been announced; the case remains unsolved.

Anyone with information that could help identify who shot Said Octavio Diaz is asked to contact the HPD Homicide Division or Crime Stoppers.