Police announce arrest after gunsling death of a businessman and a philanthropist in Georgia

Philanthropist and businessman Jack Hough, 73, was shot dead Thursday in Gainesville, Georgia. Police arrested DeMarvin Bennett, 24, on Sunday for the murder.
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A 24-year-old man was arrested Sunday as part of the shooting death of a businessman and a philanthropist beloved, shot while he was waiting for his wife on a parking lot of CVS, Georgia police announced.

DeMarvin Bennett, of East Point, Georgia, was arrested Sunday after the death of Jack Hough, a 73-year-old air force veteran, sitting in his car after being shot, according to the Gainesville police. [19659005] SUSPECT CARJACK WANTED IN THE DEATH OF GEORGIA ENTREPRENEUR PHILANTHROPE, VET AIR FORCE

The arrest comforted Hough's family, said Gainesville Police Chief Jay Parrish, according to FOX5's report. Atlanta.

"Ms. Hough lost a wonderful husband, the community lost a wonderful man, "said Parrish. "I think they've been relieved. I do not think that they can be happy for the moment. "

Investigators have stated that Hough had been shot twice during an attempted robbery, reported FOX5 Atlanta.Hough was beaten with the suspect before he was killed, the police announced.

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Police discovered that the gun had been used to kill Hough, reported the Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper, which was arrested on Sunday to 2 am

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Forensic evidence developed from the scene revealed that Bennett, of East Point, Georgia, was the suspect, said the police