Jason Benitez, a 30-year-old Hispanic Army veteran, was shot in the face and killed while walking his dog in the early hours of November 29, 2022, on 30th Street in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. He had recently returned from four years of service in South Korea and was working multiple jobs; on the night he died he had just come home from his second job and went out for a walk to cope with occasional insomnia.

Benitez was ambushed near a corner laundromat and was found without identification; his roommate later identified him to police from a photo. The investigation is ongoing: police are attempting to recover nearby surveillance footage to identify the perpetrators, no arrests have been announced, and the case remains unsolved.

Family members, including his father Alfredo Benitez, have made public appeals for information and the family has organized a GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses. If anyone knew Jason, saw something on 30th Street that morning, or has surveillance footage that might help, please come forward.