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Cops believe employee fired shots inside SE Atlanta bar, injuring 2

Investigators said the gunman might have been an employee.
Investigators said the gunman might have been an employee.
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Aug 26, 2020

Two people were injured Tuesday night when someone believed to be an employee pulled out a gun and started shooting in a southeast Atlanta bar.

The man and woman drove themselves to a hospital after they were caught in the crossfire at Ghost Bar on Edgewood Avenue, according to Atlanta police spokesman Officer Steve Avery.

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Police said a fight broke out inside the bar about 11 p.m. At some point, someone pulled out a gun and started shooting. Investigators said the gunman might have been an employee of the bar, according to Avery.

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Both victims were treated at Grady Memorial Hospital and are stable. An investigation is ongoing.

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Asia Simone Burns is a watchdog reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.

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