Man arrested in connection to shooting death of Atlanta lounge security guard

ATLANTA (CBS46) -- Atlanta police have arrested a man in connection to the death of a 28-year-old security guard in yet another lounge/restaurant shooting.

APD located and arrested Damon Wilson for his involvement in the shooting at Encore Hookah and Bistro.

It happened around 12:10 a.m. According to police, a man at Encore Hookah and Bistro was asked to leave the lounge which escalated to an altercation with a security guard. That’s when investigators say the man shot the guard killing him. He fled the scene before police arrived.

The security guard, who the Fulton County Medical Examiner identified as Tyshon Ross, was taken to the hospital, but died shortly after from his injuries.

Wilson was charged with Murder, Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony and Simple Battery.

He was taken to the Fulton County Jail. Police say they are still looking for a second person believed to be connected to the case.

This is the fifth overnight shooting at an Atlanta establishment in the past two weeks. On Jan. 24, a similar dispute in front of Loca Luna restaurant escalated to gunfire injuring a man. The following night, a shooting at Chic Restaurant and Lounge took place. Luckily, no one was injured. On Jan 26, a 25-year-old man was killed after a dispute at Blue Flame Lounge turned violent. Then, over the weekend, an overnight shooting outside a bar on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive left one person dead and injured three others. All five incidents are not believed to be connected.

Anyone with information relating to this investigation should contact Crime Stoppers Atlanta. Information on the case can be submitted anonymously to the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or online.