Diego Morente-Chiroy, a 16-year-old male of Guatemalan descent, was found dead in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in the Emerson Apartments parking lot on Harding Place in Nashville in the early hours of August 4, 2023. He sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say Diego lived in the Inglewood area and had taken a relative’s vehicle without their knowledge; why he was at that apartment complex remains a central question in the active investigation. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. The Nashville Police Department is asking anyone with information to come forward, and a cash reward has been offered for tips that advance the case.

If anyone saw Diego or the vehicle near Emerson Apartments that night or has information about why he was there, please share what you know with investigators.