A 65-year-old Cobb County man was charged with homicide and aggravated assault after calling 911 Thursday night and allegedly indicating he had fatally shot his roommate.

Dennis Robert Bredar was being held Friday without bond at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce.

Pierce said the killing of Rhonda Callihan, 49, occurred around 7:45 p.m. on Jamerson Forrest Circle in Marietta. Callihan was found dead inside the home. Police said they found Bredar sitting in a chair on the front porch.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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