COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A man has been arrested and faces several charges for allegedly shooting and killing one of his neighbors in July, according to Colerain Township police.
According to police, 42-year-old Christopher Bennington was indicted by a Hamilton County grand jury on Thursday and taken into custody by officers on Friday. He's currently being held in the Hamilton County Justice Center.
Police said Bennington has been charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter and felonious assault.
At roughly 10:21 p.m. on July 21, police were called to Newmarket Drive near Wilson Avenue and Pippin road, where they found 44-year-old Craig Cain dead in the street.
According to investigators, neighbors got into an argument in the middle of the street, things quickly escalated and Cain was shot and killed.
Other neighbors in the area said Newmarket Street is typically quiet.
"I kind of heard what sounded like firecrackers, which isn't unusual. The neighbors down the street like to do that whenever even if it's not 4th of July," Brandi Erdman said.
Erdman said she didn't realize what she'd heard were actually gunshots.
Another neighbor didn't hear about what had happened until police showed up at his door.
"When the cops showed up, I was just kinda shocked," Brendan Luckett said. "You know it happens places, but it's a shock when it happens around you, I guess."
