Jacob Lopez was 20 and an up-and-coming rap artist known as Lul Tys when he was shot and killed on May 23, 2022, at the Birdcage Village Apartments in Citrus Heights, California. Police responded around 10:55 p.m. to multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire; officers found Lopez inside an apartment with multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene. A 20-year-old man later identified as Tony Diaz was found critically injured outside the apartment and taken to a hospital.

Police said the shooting did not appear random and indicated the two men likely knew each other, a point disputed by Lopez’s father, Nathan Lopez. Lopez had recently signed a six-figure recording contract and his music videos, which often showed Norteno gang symbols, handguns, and cash, had millions of views. Initial charges against Diaz included murder and possession of a machine gun, but the district attorney later declined to charge him with homicide; Diaz pled no contest to felony machine-gun possession and received 180 days in jail and two years probation. The Lopez family says the outcome left them without closure and they have since joined other families advocating against gun violence.

Does anyone have information about Jacob’s last known movements or witnesses who were near Birdcage Village Apartments that night?