𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙮𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮’𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜!
As you may have heard by now, our officers and detectives were dispatched to a shooting that occurred outside an apartment complex at 2100 Cobb Parkway South yesterday morning. Working with multiple agencies to utilize technology as resources, the suspect was identified hours after the shooting and has since been arrested and booked into jail on multiple charges! EXCELLENT WORK by all involved to hold this violent suspect accountable for his actions!
𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼, 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆:
Date: January 3, 2024
Shooting at 2100 Cobb Parkway
At approximately 10:30 this morning the Marietta Police Department received 911 notifications that a shooting had occurred outside the apartment complex located at 2100 Cobb Parkway South. When Marietta Officers arrived, they located a male on the ground near the apartment complex office with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim now identified as forty-year-old Kenneth Cunningham II did not survive the attack and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Mr. Cunningham was a resident at the complex.
Officers from the Cobb County Police Department, the Smyrna Police Department and Deputies from the Cobb County Sheriff's Office all arrived to assist with the investigation. We can now confirm a single slender male approximately six foot tall was seen fleeing the area immediately after the shooting occurred. Responding officers and deputies utilized K-9’s as well as various technology to gather initial evidence and work to identify a suspect. We are still actively pursuing tips and evidence and are not releasing any additional information about the suspect. Investigators are confident this was not a random act of violence, and there are no indicators that the public is at risk at this time.
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴:
Date: January 4, 2024
Suspect Identified and Arrested Overnight
Thirty-three-year-old Donovan Carter of Gwinnett has been identified as the suspect responsible for allegedly shooting Kenneth Cunningham II yesterday morning. Working with the Gwinnett County Police Department, Carter was stopped in a vehicle early last night and detained. He has since been booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on warrant 24-W-110 for the following charges: Aggravated Assault (F), Murder Commission of a Felony (F), Malice Murder (F), Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Crime (F).
Our Detectives and Officers worked swiftly yesterday reviewing videos, collecting evidence, and gathering witness statements. Once the identity was confirmed, inter-agency coordination with the officers in Gwinnett enabled Carter to be taken into custody just hours after the shooting occurred. The smooth cooperation and coordination between multiple agencies enabled us to bring about this swift enforcement. Special thanks to all who assisted MPD, including the Cobb County 911 Center, Cobb County Police Department, Smyrna Police Department, Cobb County Sheriff’s Office, and the Gwinnett County Police Department.
