Security guard facing charges after shooting at South Fulton nightclub
A security guard is in jail after police said he shot two people inside the South Fulton nightclub where he worked early Sunday morning.
Audre Edwards, 32, of South Fulton, is charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during a felony in connection with the incident, police confirmed Monday.
The shooting happened about 2:30 a.m. at Club South Beach on Old National Highway, South Fulton police spokesman Lt. Jubal Rogers confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
South Fulton police said Edwards was employed as a security officer at the nightclub. His current employment status is not clear.
Investigators said Edwards shot the two victims inside of the club “following a dispute.” Police have not said what led to the dispute.
The victims were taken to a hospital and were last reported as being stable. Their names were not released.
Edwards was booked into the Fulton County Jail, according to police. 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.
