On the late morning of May 27, 2021, 28-year-old Delmario Andreas Benton was found in the parking lot of the Breckenridge Apartments on Old Dixie Road in Forest Park, Georgia, after suffering multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the chest. Emergency crews treated Benton at the scene and transported him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Witnesses reported seeing a man flee on foot immediately after the shooting.

Forest Park police initially identified a person of interest, Samuel Dixon, and circulated his photo, but investigators later focused on another individual. On August 3, 2021, authorities arrested 17-year-old Demetrius Tyrone Wayne Price Jr. at an Atlanta nightclub; officials said he matched the photo previously released and that Samuel Dixon was no longer facing charges. Price was charged with malice murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime and was held in the Clayton County jail without bond. Benton’s family described him as a loyal, passionate young man who cared dearly for his family.

If anyone who knew Benton or was in the Breckenridge Apartments parking area that morning has information, please share it with investigators.