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Carlos Benitez-Arevalo

Case from Capitol-heights, MD dated Aug 21, 2022

Victim Details

Carlos Benitez-Arevalo

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Capitol-heights

MD

2022-08-21

19

Carlos

Benitez-Arevalo

07/17/2026

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In the quiet, pre-dawn hours of August 21, 2022, the life of 19-year-old Carlos Benitez-Arevalo of Manassas, Virginia, was tragically cut short in Capitol Heights, Maryland. A Hispanic male, he was discovered with a gunshot wound outside a gas station located on the 1300 block of Ritchie Road. Prince George's County Police officers were dispatched to the scene at approximately 2:40 a.m., but their arrival was too late; Benitez-Arevalo was pronounced dead at the scene. This violent act was one of ...
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  • MundoNOW: ¿Qué le pasó realmente al hijo de Tolín Infante? (FOTOS)
  • WJLA: Police investigating Capitol Heights fatal shooting of 19-year-old Va. man
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