Justin Hein was a 27-year-old White man living in the Hidden Valley area of Maricopa, Arizona. On the evening of January 15, 2021, he was shot three times in the chest inside his home and was pronounced dead at the scene. His mother described the killing as a cold blooded murder of an innocent.

Justin’s roommate, Carlos Correa Ortiz, stayed at the residence until Pinal County deputies arrived and was arrested there. Ortiz was booked into the Pinal County jail and charged with first-degree murder. A judge later declined a request to extend the case and scheduled a trial to begin on August 23, with the matter moving through the court system.

If anyone knew Justin, lived in Hidden Valley, or has information about what happened that night, please share tips with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office.