Man fires gun into DeKalb pharmacy after getting into argument with employee, customers,deputies say

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A Stone Mountain man is behind bars after an argument led to gunfire, according to DeKalb deputies.

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On July 28, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office was called to a pharmacy on LaVista Road in Tucker.

When deputies arrived, they learned a man, later identified as 30-year-old Malcolm Emmanuel Nicholas, allegedly got into an argument with someone.

The sheriff’s office said that is when Nicholas began shooting into the business near an employee and three customers.

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Deputies arrested Nicholas on Aug. 3 at a home on Arbor Circle in Tucker. He was taken to the DeKalb County Jail, where he’s being held without bond.

Nicholas is facing multiple counts of aggravated assault with a weapon.

No one was injured during the shooting. Officials have not said what led up to the argument.

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