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Case Description
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In a tragic turn of events stemming from a seemingly minor dispute, 34-year-old Rodney 'Rod' Benton was shot and killed in Atlanta, Georgia, in June 2016. The incident, which began with a disagreement over an EBT card, escalated into a fatal act of violence that ended with a man taking his brother-in-law's life. The shooter was identified as Nathaniel Mathis, the brother of Benton's girlfriend.

The conflict began when Benton's girlfriend attempted to use her brother's EBT card as a form o ...Read More
Victim Details

Rod Benton

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2016-06-11

34

Rodney

Benton

03/17/2026