ATLANTA — Months after a deadly shooting at a New Year’s party outside an Atlanta nightclub, police have charged a man with murder.
On New Year’s Day, Atlanta police responded to the Lacura Bar and Bistro on Metropolitan Parkway around 3:15 a.m. where they found three people who had been shot. One of those victims, a 28-year-old man, died from their injuries.
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Police have now charged Byron Davis, 41, with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
One person inside the club told Channel 2′s Candace McCowan that it was a great party until “one person got out of control.” But Atlanta police said the altercation between two people inside continued outside.
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One of the people shot was a security guard at the club. He and another man were taken to the hospital by EMS. But a third person, a 28-year-old man, died when he arrived at the hospital. His identity has not been released.
Davis is currently being held in the Fulton County Jail.
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