http://boston.homicidewatch.org/suspects/luis-diaz/Latest news about Luis Diazen-usFri, 30 Oct 2015 11:43:49 -0400http://boston.homicidewatch.org/2015/10/30/killers-accomplice-pleads-guilty-to-2012-murder-of-hyde-park-man/<p><strong>By Aren LeBrun</strong></p> <p>The second of two men accused in the 2012 robbery and killing of a man from Hyde Park has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter.</p> <p>On Dec. 15, 2012, Jose Carrasqiullo, 44, robbed 42-year-old Orlando Guerrero, who was then shot and killed by Luis Diaz, 31. Diaz has been sentenced to 15-17 years in prison.</p> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/boston/files/2015/10/Orlando-Guerrero.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-2757" src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/boston/files/2015/10/Orlando-Guerrero.jpg" alt="Orlando Guerrero" width="150" height="188" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Orlando Guerrero</p> <p>Police arrested the two men after receiving a tip. Carrasquillo reportedly admitted to police that he and Diaz planned to rob Guerrero, but that he was not aware Diaz was planning to killing him afterward.</p> <p>What was originally a charge of first-degree murder, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prion, was reduced to manslaughter after a plea bargain was decided upon between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Carrasquillo’s legal team.</p> <p>The prosecution stated that Carrasquillo was cooperative in the case against Diaz, which aided in his receiving a lighter sentence.</p> <p>While legal justice for Guerrero has been served, his family members spoke in court about how their hurt does not end here. Genesis Hernandez, Guerrero’s niece, spoke in court about how she often worries for the emotional state of her uncle’s children, the oldest of whom are 12-year-old twin girls.</p> <p>“They know about life.” She said. “They know what happened to their father.”</p> Gail WaterhouseFri, 30 Oct 2015 11:43:49 -0400http://boston.homicidewatch.org/2015/10/30/killers-accomplice-pleads-guilty-to-2012-murder-of-hyde-park-man/Orlando GuerreroJose CarrasquilloLuis Diazhttp://boston.homicidewatch.org/2015/10/23/man-pleads-guilty-to-2012-murder-of-hyde-park-man/<p><strong>By Janine Eduljee, Ben Thompson, and Gail Waterhouse</strong></p> <p>One of the men accused of robbing and killing a Hyde Park man in 2012 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the crime.</p> <p>On Dec. 15, 2012, Luis Diaz, 31, <a href="http://boston.homicidewatch.org/2014/07/03/luis-diaz-charged-with-2012-murder-held-without-bail/">robbed and then shot</a> 42-year-old Orlando Guerrero, a Hyde Park man who was originally from the Dominican Republic.</p> <a href="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/boston/files/2015/10/Orlando-Guerrero.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-2757" src="http://wordpress.homicidewatch.org/boston/files/2015/10/Orlando-Guerrero.jpg" alt="Orlando Guerrero" width="150" height="188" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Orlando Guerrero</p> <p>Based on information from a tip, police arrested Diaz and Jose Carrasqiullo. Carrasquillo reportedly told police about their plan to rob Guerrero.</p> <p>Diaz, who was charged with first-degree murder in Guerrero's death, had his charge lowered to manslaughter after an agreement between his legal team and the prosecution.</p> <p>Diaz also pleaded guilty to concurrent counts of armed robbery, possession of a firearm without a license, and possession of ammunition without a license.</p> <p><span id="more-2756"></span></p> <p>Before Judge Jeffrey Locke accepted Diaz's guilty plea, he communicated with Diaz through an interpreter to determine his understanding of the change.</p> <p>Locke then sentenced Diaz to 15 to 17 years in state prison for the manslaughter charge, five years in prison for armed robbery, and four to five years in prison and probation time for the firearms charges.</p> Gail WaterhouseFri, 23 Oct 2015 13:32:30 -0400http://boston.homicidewatch.org/2015/10/23/man-pleads-guilty-to-2012-murder-of-hyde-park-man/Orlando GuerreroJose CarrasquilloLuis Diaz