Search for suspect in fatal Cobb County shooting at apartment complex ends with arrest
Man shot outside Marietta apartment identified
Police say 40-year-old Kenneth Cunningham II was shot several times outside his apartment. Offices responded to the Harlow Apartments located in the 2100 block of Cobb Parkway SE in Marietta around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Cunningham was pronounced dead at the scene.
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Police have identified the man shot and killed in front of his Cobb County apartment on Wednesday morning.
Officers from multiple agencies were called out around 10:30 a.m. to the Harlow Apartments located in the 2100 block of Cobb Parkway SE after a report of a shooting. The apartment complex is on the border between Marietta and Smyrna.
Marietta police have identified the victim as 40-year-old Kenneth Cunningham II, who they say had been shot several times.
Cunningham, who was a resident at the apartment complex, died at the scene.
The suspect was described as a slender man standing about 6-feet tall.
Police officers from Marietta, Smyrna and Cobb County searched for the shooter in the area, including using a K-9 unit to search nearby Georgia Memorial Park.
Police said during a press conference that the shooting appears to have been an isolated incident, and they don't believe there is a threat to the public. However, people in the area should use caution and if they see something, say something. Police also said that they are using all the tools available to them to locate the shooter.
Investigators spent the afternoon going over surveillance video and speaking to witnesses.
It was announced on Thursday morning that the suspect was arrested Wednesday night in Gwinnett County.