Benjamin Edward Mitchell, 22, was shot and killed on October 9, 2017, while waiting at a bus stop on North 15th Street in Tampa, Florida. His death was one of a series of seemingly random shootings that terrorized the Seminole Heights neighborhood over 51 days, leaving the community fearful as the killings continued without immediate leads.

Tampa police received more than 5,000 tips from the public during the investigation. A breakthrough came when Howell Donaldson III, 24, was arrested after a co-worker at his place of employment found a bag containing a handgun and alerted authorities. Donaldson was charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the killings of Benjamin Edward Mitchell, Monica Hoffa, Anthony Naiboa, and Ronald Felton.

Benjamin’s family and the Seminole Heights community were left reeling by the killing and its place in the larger string of attacks. If anyone has information about Benjamin, his movements that day, or the bus stop on North 15th Street, please come forward to assist the ongoing investigation.