Sentenced: Suspect Admits To Getting Into ‘Dispute’ With Roommate Over Where The Remote Control Is Before Fatally Shooting Him

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Richard Bennaugh and Domonique Scott Hayes

A Maryland man was arrested after he allegedly shot and killed his roommate during an argument about a remote control, police said.

Springdale resident Richard Bennaugh, 38, was charged with manslaughter in connection to the death of 27-year-old Domonique Scott Hayes last week.

“Officers discovered the decedent inside of a home suffering from gunshot wounds,” the police’s statement read. “He was pronounced dead on the scene.”

“The preliminary investigation revealed Bennaugh shot the decedent during a dispute,” authorities added.

According to documents obtained by FOX 5 DC, Bennaugh called police around six hours after the shooting, which happened between 5:30 a.m. and 6 a.m.

He reportedly told them that his roommate “had come at him with knives,” the document said.

Bennaugh recounted to police that he fell asleep on the sofa and was woken up by Scott Hayes “making a lot of noise” in the kitchen.

Scott Hayes then repeatedly asked Bennaugh where the remote was, but the suspect ignored him.

Bennaugh, who had a blanket on his head, removed the blanket and allegedly saw Scott Hayes holding two knives.

The suspect then grabbed his handgun and started shooting before running to his room on the third floor.

Suspect admits to getting into ‘dispute’ with roommate over where the remote control is before fatally shooting him: cops

A Maryland man was arrested after he allegedly shot and killed his roommate during an argument about a remote control, police said.

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Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Tara Jackson announced today that 40-year-old Richard Bennaugh has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder on June 3, 2025, in the shooting death of 27-year-old Dominique Scott Hayes. Bennaugh was also convicted of use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence and tampering with evidence.

On January 10, 2024, Bennaugh fatally shot Hayes in their Springdale home.

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