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Ottoniel Lopez-Diaz

Case from Durham, NC dated Mar 02, 2025

Victim Details

Ottoniel Lopez-Diaz

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Durham

NC

2025-03-02

48

Ottoniel

Lopez-Diaz

06/26/2026

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On the evening of March 2, 2025, 48-year-old Hispanic male Ottoniel Lopez-Diaz was fatally shot in Durham, North Carolina. Shortly before 10:00 p.m., officers responded to reports of a disturbance involving a weapon in the 300 block of East Umstead Street. Upon arrival, they discovered Ottoniel Lopez-Diaz suffering from a gunshot wound and another man who had been struck in the head with a pistol. Both victims were transported to a local hospital, where Ottoniel Lopez-Diaz later succumbed to his ...
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  • WRAL.com: Man killed, another injured in shooting on E. Umstead Street in Durham
  • Ottoniel Lopez-Diaz, age 48 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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