A fatal shooting at Westminster Square Apartments on Windy Hill Road in Marietta on May 2, 2025 left 21-year-old Micah Lamar Bender dead. Cobb County police found Bender suffering from multiple gunshot wounds after officers responded around 7:15 p.m. He was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and later died of his injuries.

Investigators identified 24-year-old Samir Bennett of Marietta as the primary suspect. The confrontation reportedly began as an argument and escalated when Bennett allegedly fired multiple shots. Bennett, who is described as a convicted felon and was wanted on other charges at the time, was arrested shortly after the shooting and booked into the Cobb County jail on counts that include felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

A visitation for Micah Bender was held May 9, 2025, at Neuble Monument Funeral Home in Lebanon, Tennessee. What details about the argument or the events leading up to the shooting could help explain how this escalation occurred?