Nineteen-year-old Miguel Diaz, a male, was fatally shot on July 27, 2020, in Lexington, Kentucky. His death was the tragic culmination of a robbery plot orchestrated to lure him to a residence on Speigle Street under the guise of a marijuana sale. Diaz, accompanied by a friend and a minor, was invited to the home, unaware of the violent intentions that awaited them.
Upon their arrival, they were confronted by several armed individuals.
The situation escalated rapidly when Kaleb Henry, then 19, emerged from behind a doorway and immediately shot Diaz in the head. The gunfire continued as Diaz's friend and the minor fled the scene in a vehicle, which was also shot at as they escaped. Police who responded to a shots-fired call around 7:15 p.m. found Diaz at the scene, and he was pronounced dead. Investigators discovered bullet holes in the walls of the residence and shell casings, painting a grim picture of the violent encounter.
The investigation led to the arrests of two main suspects: Kaleb Henry and 20-year-old Isaac Suastegui. Suastegui, who was arrested on July 30, admitted to luring Diaz to the residence with the intention of robbing him. He was charged with complicity to murder, robbery, evidence tampering, and marijuana trafficking. Henry was arrested on August 7 and faced charges of murder, robbery, and wanton endangerment.
In the ensuing legal proceedings, Isaac Suastegui accepted a plea deal. He pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter, first-degree robbery, tampering with physical evidence, and marijuana trafficking, receiving a 10-year prison sentence. Kaleb Henry's case went to trial, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict. He later entered a guilty plea to reduced charges of second-degree complicity to manslaughter and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, resulting in a five-year prison sentence.
