Man shot, killed at West Midtown nightclub, Atlanta police say

ATLANTA — Atlanta Police Department Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that left one man dead Saturday.

Police said officers received reports of a shooting at 6:55 a.m. at the Republic Lounge on Brady Avenue.

When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Republic Lounge security guard told Carter that the individual and the club manager got into a fight, resulting in the manager being shot.

A witness he was leaving the nightclub when he saw someone get kicked out. The witness described the individual as looking very drunk and carrying a gun.

Police have not released the identity of the victim.

The investigation remains ongoing.