Middle Georgia father charged with murder in daughter’s Mother’s Day shooting death
Bibb County grand jurors indicted a Macon man Tuesday on allegations he shot his wife and daughter on Mother’s Day 2017, killing his daughter.
Benny Bell Jr., 67, is charged with malice murder, felony murder and two counts of aggravated assault, according to an indictment filed in Bibb County Superior Court on Tuesday.
When Bibb County deputies arrived at the Bell’s Lakeshore Avenue home on the morning of May 14, Thelma Bell was holding her husband down on a recliner. He had a gun under his hand, authorities have said.
Thelma Bell had been shot in the lower abdomen.
Her daughter, 37-year-old Demetrice Bell, had been shot in the chest. She died at the house.
Authorities have said Benny Bell and Demetrice Bell had argued just after 3 a.m. Sunday.
Bell is being held at the county jail without bond, according to jail records.
Information from Telegraph archives was used in this report.
Amy Leigh Womack: 478-744-4398, @awomackmacon
This story was originally published July 11, 2017 at 4:13 PM with the headline "Middle Georgia father charged with murder in daughter’s Mother’s Day shooting death."