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Two men shot outside Encore hookah bar in downtown Atlanta in apparent random drive-by

Police were working to determine if a second person who arrived at the hospital shot had also been at that location.

ATLANTA — Atlanta Police said early Friday morning that a man was shot "several times" and a second victim was also shot in the arm outside a downtown hookah bar right across the street from the Georgia Aquarium.

According to APD Capt. Dorian Graham, the first victim told police he was leaving Encore Hookah Bar & Bistro on Luckie St. when he was fired at by a passing car. The call came in just after 3 a.m.

The victim had "several gunshot wounds to his lower extremities" Graham said.

This second victim, who was described as an adult male, showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound to his arm while detectives were interviewing the first victim. He told investigators he was also shot while leaving Encore

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Police said the man who was shot several times told them he hadn't had any kind of altercation inside the bar, or any kind of dispute with anyone that would have led up to the shooting.

"He didn't even see the shooters, just came outside the lounge and was hit by gunfire," Graham said police were told.

Graham said that, right now, it's "looking like a random drive-by."

He added that investigators were interviewing the victim at a hospital. 

Police said they're reviewing surveillance cameras from the area to try and get more information on the car, which they described as a dark black or gray Dodge Charger.

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