On the evening of April 14, 2024, 13-year-old Angel Salguero Diaz, a Hispanic male, was shot and killed in the North Linden neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. A ShotSpotter alert picked up gunfire near Medina Avenue and East Hudson Street around 8:35 p.m., but officers found no evidence at that time. About two hours later, at approximately 10:15 p.m., officers returned and found Angel unresponsive in an alley behind homes on the 1300 block of East Hudson Street; he had been shot in the back and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators recovered video showing a muzzle blast from a moving SUV and ShotSpotter data indicating the sound of gunfire moving at about 15 miles per hour. That evidence led to the arrest of 20-year-old Jaivon Jones on June 28, 2024; Jones told detectives he had been driving the vehicle but denied that anyone inside fired a weapon. A second suspect, 21-year-old Dock Parker, was arrested and charged on October 24, 2024. Angel’s brother, Brian Salguero Diaz, addressed the court about the family’s loss.

What can anyone who was in the North Linden area that night or who knew Angel tell investigators?