Benjamin Michael Ward was 28 when he died of a gunshot wound on August 13, 2016, in Elk Grove, in the Sacramento metropolitan area. Born May 22, 1988, in Stockton, he lived in Sacramento and was remembered by family and friends for a vibrant personality and the joy he brought to others.

Local law enforcement treated the shooting as a homicide and conducted interviews and evidence collection as investigators sought motives and suspects. Public appeals for information were made, but the case faced challenges and did not see an immediate resolution; details about arrests or identified suspects are not provided.

The family has continued to seek justice and hoped that advances in forensic work or renewed leads might help identify those responsible. Did anyone in the Sacramento or Elk Grove area see or hear anything about Benjamin around August 13, 2016?