Ashley Benitez, 22, was fatally shot in her downtown Las Vegas apartment on January 31, 2023. The Clark County coroner ruled her death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the neck. Her boyfriend, 23-year-old Jesus Navarrette, was arrested at the scene and charged with open murder; he told investigators an AR-15 rifle accidentally discharged during an argument and physical altercation after the couple returned from work.

Friends and family remembered Benitez as kind and respectful. Originally from Philadelphia, she graduated from Lincoln High School, had worked for Amazon for five years, and loved to travel. Her family continues to seek justice as Navarrette remains in custody awaiting trial.

If anyone knew Ashley, lived near that downtown apartment, or has information about the events leading up to January 31, please come forward.