ATLANTA — One man is dead after they were shot at a Chick-fil-A off Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Southwest Saturday night, Atlanta Police said.
Officers responded to a call of a person shot around 7:16 p.m., according to APD. When police arrived, they saw a man, identified as 21-year-old Kani Lewis, suffering from a gunshot wound. Lewis was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, where he later died.
Lewis was in the vehicle with the suspect when they arrived at the Chick-fil-A, according to Maj. Peter Malecki of Atlanta Police Department, noting that the two had some sort of relationship. Both the victim and suspect dined inside the fast-food chain, before they returned to a Mercedes when Lewis was shot and killed inside the car.
The suspect ran from the scene and Atlanta police are still currently searching for the alleged shooter.
Police said there was a total of five people inside the car and that those three witnesses stayed behind and are cooperating with police during their investigation. Investigators are currently processing it for evidence, Malecki said.
Detectives with Atlanta Police Homicide Unit are currently at the scene investigating but do not yet know what led up to this fatal shooting.
If anyone has information that can help police lead to an arrest in this case, you are asked to contact Atlanta Police Department at 404-614-6544.
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