Deante Benton

Died on July 17, 2017

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Location of death: Bent Creek Way SW, Atlanta

Agency: Atlanta Police Department

Deante Benton

Died on July 17, 2017
He was shot in Atlanta.
Benton, a father of four who had just turned 29, was shot and killed in a parking lot on Bent Creek Way while breaking up an argument that involved his co-worker. Several people were in the parking lot when Benton was shot in his head and torso, police said. A 57-year-old man was shot in both of his legs during the incident and was sent to the hospital. Two days after the shooting, police named a person of interest they were searching for: Mariol Rawls, who remains on Atlanta's "Most Wanted" list.
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