Rudy Benavidez-Zamora, a 23-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot on the night of Saturday, December 19, 2015, in New Orleans near South Salcedo and Baudin streets. He and a friend had just parked and were exiting their vehicle when two unknown men approached. The assailants attempted to rob the friend, and during the course of the attempted armed robbery one suspect fired two shots. Benavidez-Zamora was struck in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The murder occurred in a neighborhood that had been experiencing a string of robberies targeting Hispanic individuals. Investigators later evaluated possible links between those crimes and this killing. In early January 2016 police arrested a 35-year-old man named Robert Jenkins in connection with a series of armed robberies, but authorities have not publicly announced direct evidence tying Jenkins to Rudy Benavidez-Zamora’s death. The case remains an active homicide investigation.

If anyone has information about that night, the people involved, or other incidents in that area, please share what is known.