ATLANTA — Family members of the man Atlanta police was shot in the stomach during a robbery last weekend outside a country club, was supposed to have “vital surgery” on Saturday.
Christian Broder and his friends were leaving a wedding at the Capital City Country Club off West Brookhaven Drive. They had called for an Uber to pick the group up.
While they were waiting, Broder's brother, Nicholas, said a car pulled up and a young man got out of a car and robbed them. The man then shot Christian Broder in the stomach.
Investigators said they recovered the car used during the crime, saying it was taken during a carjacking in Forest Park a couple days prior to the shooting.
Police announced Friday that they had arrested Jayden Myrick, 17, in connection with the shooting.
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Officers continue to search for a second suspect.
Myrick, 17, with three counts of aggravated assault, one count of aggravated battery and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
In a post on the GoFundMe page for Broder, it asks to keep "the Broder family in your thoughts and prayers."
Broder remains in critical condition.