Leonardo Benitez was 18 when he was killed in a shooting in Long Beach, California, on August 1, 2009. The case is described as one of several fatal shootings during a period of heightened violence in the city; no motive or detailed circumstances of the incident have been widely publicized.

Benitez’s death is cited as part of the broader public safety concerns about gun violence in Long Beach at that time.

If anyone knew Leonardo or has information about the shooting on August 1, 2009, please come forward to help clarify what happened.