Security guard shot outside Cheshire Bridge club

A security guard was shot and wounded early Wednesday outside a northeast Atlanta nightclub, police said.

According to Atlanta police dispatchers, the shooting happened just after 3 a.m. at Club Onyx in the 1800 block of Cheshire Bridge Road.

Channel 2 Action News reported that the security guard was breaking up a fight in the parking lot of the club when he was shot.

Two suspects fled in a white Mercedes Benz, according to Channel 2.

The victim’s name and condition were not immediately available.

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