Man celebrating his birthday gets shot over $10 gift

By Marcus K. Garner

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta police are looking for a rude gift-giver who allegedly shot a man for refusing to return part of the birthday present.

Around 3:20 a.m., police were called to the Chinese Buddha restaurant at 100 10^th Street when the shooting was reported.

The victim was celebrating his birthday with friends on the restaurant patio when the gunman pulled up in a black Nissan Altima and offered the victim $10 as a gift, police say.

The man returned shortly and asked for $4 back.

When the birthday celebrant refused, the man went for a handgun. As the armed man returned to the patio, several party-goers tackled him.

But the gun went off, hitting the birthday victim once in the abdomen, police said.

The birthday victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The gunman got in his car and drove away.

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