Deante Benton was 29 and a father of four when he was killed in southwest Atlanta in the early hours of July 16, 2017. He was shot multiple times in the head and torso and was pronounced dead at the scene. A 57-year-old man was also wounded in the legs and survived.

Investigators identified Mariol Rawls as a person of interest after witness interviews and believed Rawls had been injured in the incident with a significant gunshot wound to the stomach. A vehicle seen leaving the scene was recovered and processed for evidence. Rawls was arrested on August 17, 2017, in Marion, South Carolina, and extradited to Georgia on charges including murder, aggravated assault, and weapons offenses. On the day his trial was to begin in December 2018, Rawls pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault; sentencing was scheduled for January.

If anyone knew Deante, was at Bent Creek Way that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.