Crime & Safety

Police Release 911 Tapes in Triple Homicide

The next-door neighbor and one of the victims both called authorities to report the shooting that took place Sunday off Anderson-Livsey Lane in unincorporated Snellville.

Gwinnett County Police have released the audio of the twoΒ 911 calls reporting the shooting Sunday (Sept. 15)Β that resulted in three fatalities and one injured person.

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While one of the calls came from a neighbor, theΒ other callΒ came from the incident's only surviving victim, Justin Cato, while he was outside the Anderson-Livsey Lane home. In his call for help, which can be heard above,Β he explains thatΒ he and three others were shotΒ and thatΒ the suspect was still nearby.

Cato was the boyfriend of the homeowner,Β Angelina Benton, who died from the shooting along withΒ her 12-year-old son and 19-year-old godson.Β Cato was shot in the leg.Β 

Police believeΒ the man responsible for the shooting isΒ Robert Bell, a 33-year-old man who had recently movedΒ into the home. He is not in police custody and isΒ believed to be on the run, possibly to another state.Β 

To listen to the audio of the neighbor,Β click here.

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