Man arrested after restaurant shooting in DeKalb County
CLARKSTON, Ga. A bride wounded when a man opened fire on a crowded wedding party at an Ethiopian restaurant says she did NOT know the shooter.
Twenty-five-year-old Mahehelosh Mangesto says she and her new husband were dancing near the stage at Ledet in Clarkston Sunday night when — quote — “The guy came out of nowhere and started shooting us.”She tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in an interview yesterday that she is glad she wasn’t killed.DeKalb County police charged 37-year-old Debebe Abebe yesterday in the shooting. The suspect fled in a car a short distance before police caught him.Witnesses say the gunman shot the groom — 33-year-old Samson Abraham — in the back and the bride in the calf. The two had been invited by the restaurant owner for a champagne toast to celebrate their wedding.A spokeswoman for Grady Memorial Hospital — Denise Simpson — says Abraham and a friend of the bride — 30-year-old Ashelash Gezaie — remain hospitalized. They were both listed in stable condition yesterday.The bride and two other men injured in the shooting were treated at a hospital and released. more…
