DC Police Found Crashed Motorcycle Saturday Night, But Rider Was Nowhere To Be Found: MPD
Police found a crashed motorcycle in DC, but it would be hours before they discovered the 18-year-old rider who had been thrown from it and died.
The rider, identified as Southeast DC resident Francisco Benavides, was found unconscious and not breathing on Sunday, Oct. 18, after officers initially discovered his motorcycle near Suitland Parkway and Stanton Road SE at approximately 10:40 p.m. the previous night, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Investigators said Benavides was speeding when he lost control of the motorcycle, struck a guardrail, and was thrown from the bike, w…
Two Killed In Camden Shooting: Prosecutor
Two people were killed in a double homicide on Camden on Saturday, March 29, authorities said.
At 10:54 p.m., Camden County police responded to a ShotSpotter activation at the 600 block of Elm Street and found Francisco Benavides, a 21-year-old Pennsauken resident, with gunshot wounds, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said.
Benavides was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said.
Luis Delgado, a 22-year-old Camden resident, was dropped off at the same hospital with g…
