'Cold-hearted': Man shot to death in front of DeKalb County sports bar
One suspect in Lithonia sports grill shooting arrested, search continues
Surveillance camera caught a deadly confrontation in the parking lot of the DaBomb Sports Grill in Lithonia that resulted in a man's death. Investigators made a breakthrough in the case Monday afternoon with the announcement of one arrest.
LITHONIA, Ga. - Police are on the scene of the deadly shooting of a man outside a DeKalb County sports bar early Monday morning.
The shooting happened shortly after 3 a.m. at DaBomb Sports Grill, which is located on the 2900 block of Evans Mill Road in Lithonia.
While police have not released any information about the shooting, the owner of the restaurant says he saw the violence on his surveillance footage.
In the video, the victim is seen standing with a group of men, in what appears to be a casual conversation. At some point, the shooter leaves the group goes to a vehicle and returns with a gun and opens fire on the victim, shooting him multiple times. He then walks to his car and drives off.
"He doesn't care. He doesn't care. That person is all on camera, his face and everything," said restaurant owner Gary DeCosta.
According to DeCosta, the victim was a regular customer at the bar. The man was leaving the restaurant when he was approached by someone in the parking lot.
"These guys might have had something going on. They were in the car for a minute. Another guy pulls up, gets out the car with the victim. The victim gets out starts arguing with another guy and a chick. At some point the shooter gets out, calmly walks back, and it's pretty gruesome," said DeCosta.
DeCosta described the interaction as casual until the suspect pulled out a gun and shot the man over and over - not stopping even when the victim fell to the ground.
"He stood over that guy after he shot him and kept on shooting," said DeCosta.
It was a situation DeCosta could only describe as "cold-hearted."
The owner took to Instagram to describe the interaction calling it "personal."
Investigators spent hours Monday morning gathering clues in the parking lot. They have not identified the victim.
By midday, police say they did get a break in the case and arrested someone in connection to the crime, but have not released that person's name.
The search for the second suspect continues.
If you have any information that could help with the investigation, contact the DeKalb County Police Department.