Carlos Benitez-Arevalo, 19, of Manassas, Virginia, was shot and killed in the pre-dawn hours of August 21, 2022, outside a gas station on the 1300 block of Ritchie Road in Capitol Heights, Maryland. Prince George’s County officers were called about 2:40 a.m.; Benitez-Arevalo was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests have been made and authorities have not publicly identified any persons of interest; a reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment.

Investigators say the case remains active as detectives work to establish a motive and identify those responsible. A complicating detail is that Benitez-Arevalo had been identified as the primary suspect in a separate homicide in Manassas on August 19, 2022; that Manassas case was later closed by exception after his death. If anyone has information about the shooting in Capitol Heights or saw activity near the Ritchie Road gas station that night, please come forward.