Atlanta Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting last month at a Buckhead nightclub that left two people dead.
Karanji Reese, 21, turned himself into police on June 5, according to officials. He is charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Police say a “physical dispute” escalated to gunfire early May 12 at the Elleven45 Lounge at 2110 Peachtree Road. Officers found six people shot at the scene.
Two people were killed in the shooting, Mari Creighton, 21, and Nakyris Ridley, 20.
Police said in a news release that Ridley was the intended target in the shooting and the remaining victims were bystanders.
The four other victims were taken to a hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
The parents of Mari Creighton, a student at Albany State University, filed suit this week against the owners and managers of Elleven45 for wrongful death and negligence for the death of their daughter, according to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution.
The city of Atlanta also filed a lawsuit last month in Fulton Superior Court to try to shut the nightclub down.
The owners of the nightclub agreed to shut down for 60 days after the shooting, according to a post on social media.
“Despite being slandered by the Buckhead community and the media, facing accusations driven by bias and misinformation, we will remain closed as we continue to work with the Atlanta Police Department to bring justice for all who have been affected,” the post said in part.
The entire post is below: