Man dead after being shot multiple times in Cobb County home, police say

COBB COUNTY. Ga. — The Cobb County Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that happened at a Vinings home Friday evening.

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Police told Channel 2 Action News they responded to the home Feb. 10 after reports of a shooting. While on the scene police located 31-year-old Timothy Bennett who had been shot multiple times.

Bennett was transported to a nearby hospital where he later died from his injuries.

The suspect, 36-year-old Deandra Benson-Perryman stayed on the scene and was arrested.

During the initial investigation, police learned the pair had gotten into a fight. They said that’s when Bennett was shot multiple times by Benson-Perryman.

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Benson-Perryman is at the Cobb County jail and has been charged with murder.

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