Man Shot Dead As Gunfire Erupts At Norcross Nightclub

NORCROSS, GA -- At least two people were shot -- one fatally -- when a shooting erupted outside a Norcross nightclub over the weekend, Gwinnett County police said. A 19-year-old man at a Shell gas station near the club succumbed to his injuries in the early Sunday melee, according to authorities. Police said the man was from Snellville.

Gwinnett police first got a call about a person shot just before 1 a.m. at Midnight Blu Café in the 5000 block of Jimmy Carter Boulevard. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

"There were reportedly multiple shooters and multiple witnesses who fled the scene," Gwinnett police said in a news release. Police told local media that the shooting was preceded by a fight inside the club.

Outside the venue, a woman was shot in the leg, police said. She was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The woman who was shot in the leg was brought to safety to bystanders, a witness told WGCL.

"Once the gunshots start coming out, I saw her on the ground bleeding really bad from the leg, so I just ran outside and grabbed her," Kevin Birch told the news station. "Me and a couple of other people picked her up and brought her inside. I mean, something like this happened at this time of night, it was crazy. It was like the wild, wild west out here."

"Several minutes later police received a person shot call at Shell gas station located at 5535 Jimmy Carter Blvd in Norcross. The male was deceased inside a vehicle with a single gunshot wound to the chest.," Gwinnett PD said.

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Authorities are asking anyone with information about this shooting to please contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit Crime Stoppers online.

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