2 sought in fatal shooting outside downtown Atlanta hookah lounge
Investigators are looking to identify two men sought for questioning in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old outside a downtown Atlanta hookah lounge.
The shooting occurred shortly before midnight Jan. 7 and was among Atlanta’s first homicides of 2021, authorities said. Officers were called to the Encore Hookah Bar & Bistro on Luckie Street and arrived to find DeAndre’ Houston lying unconscious in the road with a gunshot wound. The DeKalb County man was pronounced dead at the scene, Atlanta police said previously.
Witnesses told investigators that a dark-colored vehicle stopped outside the lounge and that a passenger got out and shot Houston before leaving the scene.
On Wednesday, Crime Stoppers released surveillance photos of two “possible suspects” spotted near the scene that night and announced a $2,000 reward for information leading to arrests in the case.
Tipsters can remain anonymous, and be eligible for the cash reward, by contacting Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, texting information to 274637 or visiting the Crime Stoppers website.
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