2 bystanders shot in DeKalb County grocery store, police say

Fighting grocery store workers shoot innocent bystanders: police

DeKalb County police have clarified information about the double shooting at the Ingles supermarket on Rockbridge Road. Police say it started as a dispute among employees who ended up shooting two innocent bystanders in their 60s. Police have since arrested 47-year-old Quincy Mitchell. He's been charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - Two innocent bystanders were shot during a fight at a DeKalb County supermarket on Saturday, according to DeKalb County police.

What we know:

Police responded to the shooting just before 11 a.m. at the Ingles supermarket located on Rockbridge Road on Saturday.

So far, investigators have determined that two employees were arguing inside the store when a third person became involved. Two of the three people took out guns are started shooting.

Two people who were not involved in the fight were hit.

They were both rushed to the hospital with serious injuries.

Ingles, located at 4815 Rockbridge Rd SW in Stone Mountain on April 26, 2025.

One suspect has been arrested, identified as 47-year-old Quincy Mitchell of Atlanta.

Mitchell has been booked into the DeKalb County Jail and is being charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon or first offender probationer.

What we don't know:

It's not clear whether any other arrests have been made yet.

The victims have not been publicly identified.

Witnesses claim victims were Ingles employees

What they're saying:

FOX 5 Atlanta spoke to Francs Bryce, the fiancé of a woman who works in the store. He said he believed the victims were also employees.

"She told me just hurry up and get here, and I just heard a lot of commotion in the background," Bryce explained. "From what I know, it was a hail of bullets, basically from the assailant, like somewhere about six seven shots from him. And one of the people who work there went for his weapon and returned fire. I guess he was trying to protect who was working there."

"I heard that the produce manager got hit in the chest. My fiancée applied chest compression with her hoodie. And the lady who worked in the deli, I heard she got shot in the hand, and it went out her elbow," he continued.

"I'm still a little nervous because when she came out there was blood all over her," Bryce said. "These are good people. They shouldn't have to go through."

Police have not confirmed any of these details.