ATLANTA — Atlanta police are investigating a shooting where one man died and two others were injured in a parking lot outside of a nightclub.
According to Atlanta Police Homicide Unit Commander Lt. Andrew Smith, a fight started inside the Lacuna Bar and Bistro at 1919 Metropolitan Parkway early Wednesday.
A security guard from the club ejected the men from the club into the parking lot.
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The fight continued in the parking lot and escalated into a shooting.
Two men in their 40s and 50s were injured.
One of the men injured was the security guard.
A third man in his early 30s was shot and taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Smith said police believe there were three shooters as there were three different areas with shell casings.
Multiple vehicles in the parking lot were damaged by gunfire during the shooting.
Police are reviewing security cameras inside and outside the club to determine who was involved in the fight and what happened.
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