Jeremy Benavidez, 23, was shot in the early hours of June 21, 2025, at a residence on the 400 block of Curtis Street in Dilley, Texas. Responding officers found him gravely wounded from a gunshot to the abdomen; he was taken to Frio Regional Hospital in Pearsall, where he died despite lifesaving efforts. Authorities publicly identified him and confirmed the timeline of the attack that shocked the small South Texas community.

Deputies reported that Benavidez, before losing consciousness, gave a dying declaration naming 49-year-old Orlando Nando Rosendo Rodriguez as the shooter. Family members told reporters the two were cousins. A manhunt focused on Rodriguez, whose photo and details were distributed while police urged the public to call with tips. Less than two days after the killing, an anonymous tip led officers to a motel off Highway 85 in Dilley, and Rodriguez was arrested there without incident. He was booked into the county jail and charged; some reports described the charge as murder, with other reports specifying felony murder.

If anyone knew Jeremy, his movements that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward with tips.