D.C. police are looking for the killers responsible for the slayings of a mother and son who were fatally shot five years apart, nearly to the day, in the same location.
On Sept. 11, 1990, the body of Sharon Benson, 32, was recovered from a heavily wooded area off the 4600 block of Shepherd Parkway Southwest. Sharon Benson was discovered by a cab driver. She was found fully clothed, and medical examiners did not find any evidence of sexual assault.
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One day after the fifth anniversary of Benson’s death, the body of her son, Tyrone Benson, 18, was found in the same bushy area off the entrance ramp to the parkway. Mother and son were both killed by multiple gunshot wounds.
It’s possible that whoever shot Tyrone knew Sharon’s killer, police said. Or it could be mere coincidence.
Tyrone was last seen about 9 p.m. the night before he was found dead. One possible motive, police said, was that his death was drug-related. Investigators said Tyrone had been shorted crack cocaine from a drug dealer who witnesses said drove a two-door silver Buick Century with tinted windows and five-star chrome rims.
Anyone with information can contact police through the tip line at 888-919-2776 or by text-messaging 50-411. The Metropolitan Police Department is offering a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to a conviction.
