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Columbus Police charge suspect with murder in deadly shooting of 13-year-old boy

Angel Diaz died after he was shot in the North Linden area.
Columbus Division of Police
Angel Diaz died after he was shot in the North Linden area.

A suspect has been arrested and charged in the April murder of a 13-year-old boy in North Linden.

Franklin County Municipal Court documents state 20-year-old Jaivon Jones, of Columbus, shot and killed 13-year-old Angel Salguero Diaz on the night of April 14.

The teen was found shot in the back in an alley off East Hudson Street. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

Columbus police allege Jones shot Diaz in the back from a Ford SUV. Police said a camera recorded the shots being fired from the vehicle and there was also an eyewitness to the crime.

Jones was arraigned Thursday on one charge of murder.

George Shillcock is a reporter for 89.7 NPR News. He joined the WOSU newsroom in April 2023 following three years as a reporter in Iowa with the USA Today Network.