In the early morning of August 27, 2024, Phoenix police responding to a welfare check near 27th Avenue and Solano Drive found the unresponsive body of 53-year-old Jesse Mayo Benich in an alley. He had sustained at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide detectives were called in to investigate.

Investigators believe the shooting may have taken place the night before, August 26, 2024, at about 9:16 p.m. in the alley between West Solano Drive and West Montebello Avenue. The Phoenix Police Department is asking the public to contact Silent Witness with any information; a cash reward may be available for tips that lead to an arrest.

If anyone was in that area on the evening of August 26 or has information about who might have been in the alley, please contact Silent Witness.