A man was charged with murder early Monday after a shooting outside a Hooters restaurant in Newnan, according to police.
It was the first homicide of the year for the Coweta County city, a Newnan spokeswoman said.
Officers were called at about 12:15 a.m. to the Bullsboro Drive restaurant, police said in a news release. They arrived to find a man in the parking lot with a gunshot wound.
The victim, 22-year-old Luke Oliveira, was taken to an Atlanta-area hospital but died from his injuries shortly after 6 a.m.
A second man, Jacob Lee Vandiver, 28, was taken into custody at the scene.
“Based upon the investigation, it appears the victim and suspect were at the restaurant together before the shooting occurred,” Newnan police said. “The shooting is believed to be the result of a verbal disagreement between the two men, which escalated into the physical altercation.”
Vandiver, of Fayetteville, was arrested and charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was being held in the Coweta County jail.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Lt. Chris Robinson at 770-254-2355, ext. 155, or Det. Kenneth Horace at 770-254-2355, ext. 171.
