Mistaken for Someone Else; Benjamin Reid Charged for Daniel Guardado Murder

Benjamin Reid

As we reported on Wednesday, police arrested and charged Benjamin Reid for the murder of Daniel Guardado who was shot and killed on May fifth on Partridge Street Extension. Today, Assistant Superintendent of Police Alejandro Cowo confirms that the repairman was executed in a case of mistaken identity.

ASP Alejandro Cowo, O.C., C.I.B., Eastern Division

“We spoke to a number of people that have contributed to this investigation and we were successful in doing an arrest into the murder of Mister Guardado.”

Alejandro Cowo

Reporter

“Were you able to find out why this gentleman was killed sir? From all appearances, at least to us in the press, this was a working man who had no ties to anything in the underworld.”

ASP Alejandro Cowo

“Yes investigation has shown us that he was not the target and that he had been a person that’s mistaken. We understand that the actual target was somebody else in that neighborhood and not him.”