ATLANTA — A man returned to a restaurant with a gun after a fight Tuesday morning and started shooting, according to a witness.
All the latest developments on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.
Atlanta police said the shooting suspect had a dispute with one or more people at Summit Cafeteria on Marietta Street NW.
Officers responded just before 8 a.m. to the area near Centennial Park.
The suspect is in custody, and a female victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
Jamal Fortson, a witness, told Channel 2’s Tom Jones that the shooter stood over the woman and kept firing.
“So, he shot at one guy like four times,” he said. “And then he shot at a girl ... in the front of the place right there when you walk through the door at least three to four times.”
The scene is blocks away from the Georgia State campus, and university police officers were in the area and heard gunfire.
They said they found the suspect leaving the building with the gun in hand when they arrived and took the suspect into custody without incident, APD said.
Investigators said a man at the restaurant was the intended victim but was not injured. No other victims or suspects were located.
Police took the suspect to Public Safety Headquarters for processing, and multiple charges are pending.
The investigation is ongoing.
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