Late-November killings of men experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles left a small community reeling. On November 27, 2023, at about 4:45 a.m., 62-year-old Mark Diggs was fatally shot in the head while preparing to sleep on a sidewalk near 696 Mateo Street. Diggs, who was experiencing homelessness, had just parked his shopping cart and was plugging in his phone when an unidentified assailant approached and shot him.

Diggs was one of several victims in a series of attacks on homeless individuals in Los Angeles that week. A 37-year-old man, Jose Bolanos, was found dead from a gunshot wound around 3 a.m. on November 26 in an alley in South Los Angeles; a third victim, a 52-year-old man, was discovered on November 29 near Avenue 18 and Pasadena Avenue in Lincoln Heights. Authorities said the victims were attacked without provocation while alone in open areas; investigators were still seeking a motive.

Did anyone in the area around Mateo Street see or hear anything the early morning of November 27 that could help investigators?