2 security guards shot outside club owned by Atlanta rapper

ATLANTA — Police say two security guards were shot outside a club owned by Atlanta rapper 2Chainz early Sunday morning.

Police said the shooting happened at the Members Only club on Ralph McGill Boulevard around 3:30 a.m.

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Officers talked to an owner of the club, who said there was an issue with a patron who was escorted off the property. A short time later, the suspect drove by the business and opened fire, hitting the two guards.

The suspect sped away in a blue Dodge Challenger. Police are still searching for the shooter.

The security guards were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Their identities and conditions have not been released.

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