A domestic argument escalated to fatal violence on a Monday evening around 6:30 p.m. at an apartment complex on Ridge Run in Marietta. Fifty-eight-year-old Michael Jackson was found with multiple gunshot wounds after officers received reports of gunfire. He was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and was later pronounced deceased.

Investigators identified Jackson’s 26-year-old stepson, Pharron Carlos Banks, as the suspect. Banks fled the scene in a black Nissan Rogue; license plate reader technology later located the unoccupied vehicle on John Hope Drive in Atlanta and it was returned to Marietta for processing. Authorities allege the shooting occurred in front of a child, and cruelty to children was added as a charge.

After a multi-day search, Banks was found at a Gwinnett County residence. A SWAT team issued verbal commands, Banks exited and was taken into custody without further incident. Warrants were obtained charging him with homicide-murder, aggravated assault with a weapon, and third-degree cruelty to a child.

If anyone witnessed the argument, the shooting, or saw the vehicle leaving the Ridge Run complex that evening, please share what was seen.