A Las Vegas man accused of shooting dead his girlfriend last month was caught on doorbell camera footage threatening to kill her. Markeem Benson, 29, allegedly shot year-old tattoo artist Renise Wolfe in the back of the head four times in her apartment on December 22, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
He had originally claimed he was acting in self-defense when he turned himself in to North Las Vegas police later in the day. But doorbell camera footage presented to a grand jury earlier this month, which has since been obtained by KLAS , seem to refute those claims. I just want to kill yo' ass. Several videos captured over the next few hours showed Benson wearing different clothing, and crime scene photos from Wolfe's apartment showed him allegedly trying to wipe up blood.
At around 1. Markeem Benson, 29, allegedly shot year-old tattoo artist Renise Wolfe in the back of the head four times in her apartment on December Wolfe had been dating Benson for five months, and her family had thought she seemed happy in her relationship. Just send police to Buffalo Wild Wings,' he pleaded. When the dispatcher then asked who had been killed, the worried father replied that it was his son's girlfriend.
Benson could also be heard in his father's call confirming that the shooting happened the night prior. Police then met Benson outside of the restaurant, from where he pointed out Wolfe's apartment before he was taken into custody. The officers who responded to the scene then found Wolfe dead from gunshot wounds, with a gun and magazine near her body. In their analysis of the scene, the detectives determined the shots were fired from a downward angle while Wolfe was on the ground.
Doorbell camera footage from December 22 shows Benson walking into Wolfe's apartment, threatening to kill her. Several videos captured over the next few hours showed Benson wearing different clothing. Her family has previously said she and Benson attended a family holiday party hours before she was killed. The family said she seemed happy in her relationship, which had only been going on for five months, and thought Benson was a caring and loving boyfriend. Wolfe's mother, Tracy Coleman, even noted that Benson was always checking in on Wolfe and dropping in at her tattoo studio to see her.
