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Man shot 4 times at Atlanta Starbucks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/03/08 5:05 AM
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A man was shot repeatedly by an apparent would-be assassin Wednesday night inside a southwest Atlanta Starbucks.
Witnesses say a gunman walked into the coffee shop and shot a man sitting at a table point-blank four times. A second man was also hit, apparently by a bullet that had ricocheted, said witness Karmen Sneed, who was also a customer.
Fulton County Police spokeswoman Kay Lester said the shootings took place at around 9:15 p.m. but didn’t say whether the victims were targeted. The men’s injuries were non life-threatening, she said.
“I was three feet away,” Sneed said. “At first I thought it was some sort of 4th of July fireworks or something.”
She said the gunman addressed the man before he shot him, using an expletive.
After the shooting, the gunman left the store, shooting a few more rounds into the sky, Sneed said.
One of the victims, the man who was apparently the target, was left in a pool of his own blood. He was conscious immediately afterward, Sneed said.
“He was in shock, sweating profusely,” said Sneed, adding the man appeared to be in his 60s. “He looked scared.”
Sneed said there were about 20 customers inside Starbucks at the time, some of whom got a good look at the shooter.
By midnight Wednesday, police were removing crime scene tape from outside the business. They towed away two trucks from the parking lot, including one pickup with Alabama tags.
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