Pgh Lesbian Correspondents

39-year-old trans masc George López Díaz was brutally murdered in Puerto Rico on Saturday, November 7, 2026.

The Crime

A body was discovered Monday afternoon along Carau Road in the Sábalos neighborhood of Mayagüez reported El Nuevo Dia. According to preliminary reports, the body was found covered with a sheet and had multiple gunshot wounds. Mayagüez is a town in the western coast of Puerto Rico.

Due to the condition in which the body was found, it is presumed that the events occurred during the early morning hours. Several bullet casings were also recovered at the scene.

Police have activated the transfemicide protocol, which will assess whether the murder was motivated by hate. A hate crime has not been ruled out.

Most reporting from La Federación LGBTQ+ de Puerto Rico.

Honoring George López Díazrn

He was born in Puerto Rico. He lived in both New York and Philadelphia. George had recently returned to Puerto Rico with plans to establish a permanent residence on the island. Several organizations had been assisting him with housing arrangements and access to government assistance programs.

Before staying at the Candelaria housing complex, he had briefly resided at the Franklin D. Roosevelt public housing complex, also in Mayagüez.

Context

The LGBTQ+ Federation of Puerto Rico Lopez Diaz had recently moved to Mayagüez and asked for an investigation whether the crime was motivated by prejudice.

According to the organization, these are two murders of LGBTQ+ people in less than 24 hours and four so far this year. We are not yet aware of the identities of the other two individual’s identities.

“This streak is dismaying to our community and should alarm all of Puerto Rico. We haven’t seen an increase in murders against our community like this year for several years,” stated Pedro Julio Serrano, president of the Federation.

George is the 36th trans person whose death we’ve reported in 2026, some of which occured in previous years but came to light in this one. He is the 24th person of color, and the second of two reported violent deaths in Puerto Rico in a 24 hour span. He is the fourth Latinx person. George is also the fourth trans man on this list.

Other deaths reported in Puerto Rico include Pupy Hernandez Lopez (2026) África Parrilla García (2024), Chanell Perez Ortiz and Luis Ángel Díaz Castro (2023), Samuel Edmund Damián Valentín (2021), Alexa Negron Luciano, Yampi Mendez Arocho, Serena Angelique Velazquezz, Layla Pelaez, Penélope Díaz Ramírez, and Michelle Ramos Vargas (2020).

Rest in power, George. I am sorry you were misgendered during the most vulnerable moments of your life. I wish we knew more about your life. Regardless of your past, you deserved a future, the fresth start you sought in Puerto Rico. We will continue to look for your story.

May your memory be a revolution

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Deaths reported in 2026

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1. Shyyell Diamond Sanchez-Mccray – Petersburg, Virginia. March 13, 2026. Age 42.
2. Davonta Curtis – Chicago, Illinois. April 5, 2026. Age 32.
3. Dannielle Spillman – San Francisco, California. April 16, 2026. Age 74.
4. Aleanna Royal Belcher – Binghamton, New York. April 17, 2026. Age 31.
5. Lucas Redbeard Knapp – Candy Kitchen, Cibola County, New Mexico, April 18, 2026. Age 39.
6. Hailey Singleton – Dunnellton, Florida, May 5, 2026. Age 29.
7. Lanessa Rodriguez – Ft Pierce, Florida, April 28, 2026. Age 35.
8. Jade Roberts – Houston, Texas, January 2, 2026. Age 25.
9. Paris Harris – Dallas, Texas, April 17, 2026. Age 21.
10. Eryka Caldwell – New York, New York, May 17, 2026. Age 41.
11. Nathaniel Potts – Eldorado, Illinois, May 20, 2026. Age 16.
12. Persia Amarra Conway – Houston, Texas. Date unconfirmed. Found on May 26, 2026. Age 33.
13. Juniper Blessing – Seattle, Washington. May 8, 2026. Age 19.
14. Marlow Trottie – Alexandria, Louisiana. June 8, 2026. Age 35.
15. La’Daijah Walters – Mobile, Alabama. June 22, 2026. Age 32.
16. William ‘Ike’ Eickholt – Hastings, Minnesota. February 1, 2025. Age 74.
17. Kayonna Ankeny – Augusta, Georgia. February 5, 2023. Age 30.
18. Asia Williams – Baltimore, Maryland. June 23, 2026. Age 38.
19. Haley Brook Terry – Mobile, Alabama. April 6, 2025. Age 20.
20. Jayla McGee – Belle Glade, Florida (presumed). July 5, 2026. Age 19.
21. Cormac Robinson – Carrollton, Georgia. October 15, 2025. Age 24.
22. Patti Wilson – Grand Junction, Colorado. June 19, 2026. Age 31.
23. Juju Nadeau – Portland, Maine. August 5, 2026. Age 21.
24. Sophie Lee – Baltimore, Maryland. September 11, 2026. Age 27.
25. Jonathan McKinsey – San Francisco, California. September 26, 2026. Age 40.
26. Denise Johnson – Halawa, Hawaii. August 4, 2026. Age 55.
27. Jhené Aubricht – St. Louis, Missouri. August 18, 2026. Age 21.
28. Dwight Doughty also known as Ya’Hyrah Alexander – New Orleans, Louisiana. October 26, 2026.
29. Katherine Allison Harrison – Kansas City, Kansas, October 29, 2026.
30. Stella Nez Perce – Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 3, 2026.
31. Pupy Hernández Lopez. – Barrio Obrero, Santurce Puerto Rico. November 6, 2026.
32. George Lopez Dias –

We are following these cases, but cannot confirm the details right now.

Other Deaths

• Kalena ‘Peaches’ Croskey – Birmingham, Alabama. June 11, 2026. Age 35.
• Daniella Analee Escobedo – Las Vegas, Nevada (unconfirmed), April 12, 2026. Age 34.
• Name Unknown – Charlotte, North Carolina. Found on May 21, 2026. Date of death unknown. Age unknown.
• Leia Trysiss Ali – Las Vegas, Nevada. May 24, 2026. Age 35.