Benjamin Elio Gonzalez, 21, was shot and killed in the early evening of Sunday, October 13, 2019, in the 1800 block of Martinique Drive in Center Point, Alabama. Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office found Gonzalez at the scene; he died there from his injuries just before 7 p.m.

Detectives collected physical evidence and reviewed nearby video footage as part of a homicide investigation. That work quickly focused attention on a person of interest identified as 19-year-old Frank Jamall Stelle. Within days, prosecutors were presented with the evidence and Stelle was arrested and charged with capital murder; he was held without bond.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Gonzalez’s movements that evening, please share what you know with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.