Juan Jose Diaz was shot and killed while off duty last month near a taco stand in Lincoln Heights, not far from the neighborhood where he grew up.
are residents of Temecula and are being held in jail without bail. Talamantes and Facundo face charges including murder with special circumstances and other counts that would make them eligible for the death penalty if convicted.“He observed something that was not right,” Father Tesfaldet Asghedom, pastor at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lincoln Heights, told mourners. “He tried to correct it. Juan Jose Diaz tried to protect the beauty of our neighborhood.
Garcetti, at times fighting back tears, said many young people talk about becoming police officers but eventually pursue other professions. He thanked Diaz’s family for their sacrifice and dismissed the “what if” possibilities that led to Diaz’s fatal encounter. Diaz carried the wherewithal to do what was right when spotting something wrong, the mayor said.
Sarahy Diaz said her brother told her weeks ago that he was “on top” of the world after hitting a trifecta: He achieved his dream job, fell in love with his girlfriend and fixed up his “sexy truck.” She recalled Diaz always wanting to hold riveting discussions with his siblings into the late hours and sing country music in the shower.
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