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Suspect arrested in drive-by shooting that killed father of 5

Quinton Bentford (Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff's Office)
Quinton Bentford (Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff's Office)
By Raisa Habersham
Sept 1, 2017

A Lithonia man believed to have opened fire on two men, killing one, outside a store three months ago was arrested Friday, DeKalb County officials said.

MORE: DeKalb father of 5 killed in drive-by shooting 

Quinton Bentford, 30, was arrested at a bus stop on Panola Road in connection with the shooting death of Anterrance Dejuan Gresham, DeKalb sheriff’s office spokeswoman Cynthia Williams said.

Anterrance Dejuan Gresham
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Gresham, a father of five, was killed May 15 in a drive-by shooting outside Lithonia Package on Chupp Road near Covington Highway, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported. He was with his cousin, who was also shot.

Police have not released a possible motive for the shooting.

Bentford was taken to the DeKalb County jail and faces murder and aggravated assault charges.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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