Man shot while sitting at bar of Midtown wings restaurant

A man was injured Tuesday morning after someone walked inside a popular Midtown wings restaurant and fired off a shot, police said.

The victim told Atlanta police he was sitting at the bar at the J.R. Crickets location on North Avenue when he was shot. Investigators were called about 1 a.m. after the man was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in a private vehicle.

“The victim advised he did not know who or why someone shot him,” police said in a news release. “The victim is in stable condition and the investigation is continuing.”