Argument over sports car ends in deadly shooting outside Midtown restaurant, police say

ATLANTA — Atlanta police are looking for the person who shot and killed a man outside a Midtown restaurant near Piedmont Park.

The shooting happened Sunday night outside Loca Luna at 550 Amsterdam Avenue. Police said 23-year-old Andres Munoz, of Acworth, was shot at least once in the chest and died from his injuries.

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Investigators said Munoz was shot after an argument over someone leaning on his sports car in the parking lot.

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Police said the shooting happened after the restaurant was closed. They believe several people saw the shooting but did not stay at the scene.

“Witnesses are starting to call our office to give us more information,” Major D’Andrea Price told Channel 2 Action News.

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Price said the shooting was deliberate and targeted and that people who live in the area are not in danger.

Police are working with the restaurant owners to see if cameras recorded what happened and to get a description of the shooter.

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