Dayvon Bennett
Died on Nov. 6, 2020
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Location of death: 257 Trinity Ave SW, Atlanta
Agency: Atlanta Police Department
Dayvon Bennett
Died on Nov. 6, 2020
He
was shot
in
Atlanta.
Chicago rapper Dayvon Bennett, known as King Von, was shot on Nov. 6 when a fight outside a downtown Atlanta nightclub escalated to gunfire. He had traveled to Atlanta to host his “Welcome to O’Block” album release party. He was 26. Celebrities including LeBron James posted condolences as word of Bennett’s death spread online. “The kid had a damn good future ahead of him,” the Lakers forward wrote. Timothy Nathaniel Leeks, 22, of Savannah was arrested in connection with the shooting and charged with murder.
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