Alejandro Sebastian Alex Benitez-Jaimes was 23 when he was shot and killed on the evening of July 7, 2016, in the breezeway of his second-story apartment at the Putnam Green complex in Oklahoma City. He had been returning home from work when the attack occurred; investigators believe the shooting happened during a robbery. The gunfire was heard by some nearby residents, though a few dismissed the sound as fireworks. Witnesses reported seeing two people running from the area shortly after the shooting.

Despite those early accounts and a police investigation, no arrests have been made and the case later went cold. Alex’s death was recorded as the city’s 38th homicide of 2016. The loss left family and community members without answers and the perpetrators remain unidentified. If anyone knew Alex, saw activity at Putnam Green on the night of July 7, 2016, or has information about who fled the scene, please come forward.