Rosendo Benitez, a 53-year-old Hispanic man from McAllen, Texas, was fatally shot multiple times on January 27, 2022, around 11 p.m. He was killed in the 1600 block of North 29th Street after encountering a group of people who were committing burglaries from a stolen vehicle.

Investigators say the suspects were in a stolen 2018 Ford Fusion. Carlos Gustavo Macias-Mora, Amador Sandoval IV, Sandra Edith Morales, and a juvenile were identified in connection with the incident. Macias-Mora was detained first and during interrogation implicated the others; handgun and ammunition recovered at his residence matched spent casings found at the scene. Sandoval IV and Morales pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; Macias-Mora was convicted of murder and given a 45-year prison term. Morales received eight years in prison and Sandoval IV was sentenced to 10 years probation. The juvenile’s case status is not stated.

Benitez is remembered by family and the community as a hardworking father and grandfather. Does anyone have information about the events that night or knew Rosendo’s movements before he encountered the suspects?