警方正在寻找佛罗里达州LGTBQ社区一名知名人士被谋杀的线索。
塔拉哈西警察局周三晚间宣布,豪尔赫·迪亚斯-约翰斯顿周末被发现死于杰克逊县的一个垃圾填埋场。
据警方发言人透露,现年54岁的迪亚兹-约翰斯顿于1月3日在其工作场所附近被报失踪,警方正在将他的死亡作为一起凶杀案进行调查。
迪亚兹-约翰斯顿是2014年对迈阿密-戴德县书记员办公室提起诉讼的原告之一,该办公室拒绝发放同性婚姻许可证。迈阿密戴德巡回法官站在这对夫妇一边。
一年后,该州取消了对同性婚姻的禁令。
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迪亚兹-约翰斯顿是前迈阿密市长、现任佛罗里达州民主党主席曼尼·迪亚兹的弟弟。
LGTBQ团体和活动人士在网上分享了他们的哀悼。
组织2014年诉讼的佛罗里达平等组织,周四在推特上说得知迪亚兹-约翰斯顿的死讯,其成员悲痛欲绝。
“他和他的丈夫唐是两个勇敢的原告,他们接受了佛罗里达州的反同性恋婚姻禁令,并帮助所有佛罗里达人赢得了婚姻平等。我们向唐和豪尔赫的大家庭表示最深切的哀悼,”该组织在推特上写道。
警方表示,他们还没有确定任何嫌疑人,也没有确定杀人背后的动机。
调查人员要求任何有任何信息的人拨打犯罪制止者电话850-574-TIPS。
Plaintiff in historic same-sex marriage lawsuit found dead
Police are looking for clues into the murder of a prominent figure in Florida's LGTBQ community.
Jorge Diaz-Johnston was found dead in a Jackson County Landfill over the weekend, the Tallahassee Police Department announced Wednesday evening.
Diaz-Johnston, 54, was reported missing on Jan. 3 near his workplace and police are investigating his death as a homicide, according to a police spokesperson.
Diaz-Johnston was one of the plaintiffs in a 2014 lawsuit against the Miami-Dade County Clerk's Office, which refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses. A Miami-Dade Circuit judge sided with the couples.
A year later, the state dropped its ban on same-sex marriage.
Diaz-Johnston was the brother of Manny Diaz, the former Miami mayor and current chair of the Florida Democratic Party.
LGTBQ groups and activists shared their condolences online.
Equality Florida, which organized the 2014 lawsuit,said in a tweet Thursdaythat its members were heartbroken to learn of Diaz-Johnston's death.
"He and his husband Don were two of the brave plaintiffs who took on Florida’s anti-gay marriage ban and helped win marriage equality for all Floridians. Our deepest condolences to Don and Jorge’s extended family," the organization tweeted.
Police said they have not identified any suspects nor determined a motive behind the homicide.
Investigators are asking anyone with any information to call Crime Stoppers at 850-574-TIPS.