Police seeking help in solving homicide of 13-year-old Angel Diaz

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police are asking for help in solving the Sunday homicide of a 13-year-old boy.

Around 10:17 p.m., officers arrived in the 1300 block of East Hudson Street in North Linden, where they found Angel Diaz suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. They rendered aid to the victim until medics arrived at 10:24 p.m. and pronounced him dead at the scene.

Police are searching for people riding in a Ford Escape who might have witnessed events surrounding the death of Diaz, the department said in a social media post.

To gather additional evidence, police are asking neighbors to check video from their surveillance cameras from April 14 between 8:15 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. to see if anything related to the child’s death was captured.

On Wednesday investigators said they were unsure what led to the shooting and did not have any suspect information.

Columbus police asked anyone with information to call the division’s homicide unit at 614-645-4730. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers by calling 614-461-TIPS (8477).

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