Ronnie Benitez, a 20-year-old resident of Covina, California, was killed during a Halloween gathering on October 30, 2022. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported the shooting occurred shortly after midnight, about 12:30 a.m., at a residence on East Bellbrook Street after a dispute between two groups escalated to gunfire. Benitez died at the scene from gunshot wounds.

The same shooting also killed his 33-year-old uncle, Vladimir Umana, and left two other men injured and hospitalized. Investigators identified two suspects described as 19-year-old Joel Daniel Garcia (6 feet 1 inch, 160 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes) and 19-year-old Brian Thomas Ramos (5 feet 10 inches, 145 pounds, black hair and brown eyes), and released photos and descriptions while urging the public for help.

If anyone at the party, neighbors, or others in Covina that night has information about what happened or the suspects’ whereabouts, please contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.