Cobb County police have charged a second suspect with murder after a 20-year-old was shot to death in an Austell-area apartment last week.
Jayden Benion of Atlanta was arrested late Tuesday and charged with murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, according to jail records and his arrest warrant.
“Accused did enter the apartment which said victim was in and discharged a firearm into the body of the victim causing visible and internal injuries which ultimately led to the death of the victim,” Benion’s arrest warrant states.
Suspect in custody after deadly shooting in Cobb
Investigators said they believe Benion and another suspect, 22-year-old Nijier Drakeford, were involved in the shooting that killed Kenneth McGrew Jr. on Friday. Officers were called to an apartment in the 1300 block of Riverside Parkway around 1:30 p.m. There, they found the 20-year-old with gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a hospital but did not survive, officials said.