An investigation is underway Sunday morning after five people were injured in a shooting outside a DeKalb County nightclub.
The gunfire erupted more than a year after city officials discussed plans to limit a rash of gun violence at nightclubs, which saw seven shootings and three people killed over a two weeks period in early 2022. Atlanta Police Public Affairs Director Chata Spikes spoke of a need for collaboration, while other officials looked into ideas like suspending liquor licenses or partnering with businesses to create a security force consisting of mostly off-duty Atlanta police officers.
“When it comes to nightclubs and alcohol-selling establishments, we must take security seriously,” Byron Amos, the District 3 councilmember over Vine City said at the time about the complicated issue. “That includes inside and outside of the business. The parking lot is an extension of your building, of the business itself.”
