PHOENIX — State health officials have opened an investigation into a man who has claimed to be helping some of the most vulnerable people in Arizona by providing medical services to those experiencing homelessness around Phoenix.
All this was done while Benson walked around wearing a shirt that said EMS, wearing a stethoscope, and carrying around supplies. “I’ve got some IV supplies, airways,” he said. Another image submitted to investigators shows a screen grab from Benson’s social media page where he shows that he’s starting an IV inside a tent near downtown Phoenix with the caption “First IV started in the zone!”
Dillon was one of his online followers who felt inspired by the help she thought he was doing she went out with him to the Zone, but she became concerned when she saw him doing wound care and giving IVs. After ABC15's story aired, several viewers reached out to the ABC15 Investigators saying Benson isn’t who he claims to be, and that his real name is Shane Burdick.