On the night of September 22, 2023, at about 11:50 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting in the 1800 block of E. Mitchell Street in Arlington. They found 24-year-old Jose Benjamin Mancera Juarez lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and died on September 23, 2023.

Investigators say Mr. Mancera Juarez had been in a physical confrontation with a group before the shooting. During that altercation one person struck him in the head and neck with a hammer, then an assailant produced a firearm and shot him multiple times before fleeing with accomplices. Detectives believe the attack was not random and that the victim knew at least one of the suspects.

Homicide detectives identified 18-year-old Arlington resident Oscar Gavia as the primary suspect, obtained an arrest warrant, and the U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force arrested Gavia in Arlington on September 26, 2023; he was charged with murder. Investigators are still seeking information about others involved and ask residents to check surveillance footage or contact Detective Hall at (817) 459-5325 or Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at (817) 469-8477.

Did anyone in the area see the confrontation or have footage that might help the investigation?