A man has been charged with the shooting death of an innocent bystander who was hit by gunfire outside a Buckhead club, police said.
Anthony Parkman was taken into custody Sunday and booked into the Fulton County jail, Atlanta police Officer Lisa Bender said in a statement.
He’s charged with murder in the early morning Oct. 5 shooting death of Emeka Onyekwe outside the Buckhead Loft in the 2000 block of Tula Street, Bender said.
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Parkman was one of the performers at “open mic” night at the club, police said earlier. He’s also charged with criminal damage to property.
Onyekwe, a regular at the club, was shot in the parking lot, authorities said. Investigators believe the 36-year-old was caught in crossfire when an argument inside the bar spilled outside.
“No one else had a scratch. No one else was injured,” a manager told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution soon after the shooting. “He was just a really nice guy. He definitely had nothing to do with the shooting. He didn’t know them.”
Between 50 and 60 people were inside when a fight broke out, AJC.com previously reported. Those involved were not regular customers.
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