A wild shooting at an Atlanta gas station was caught on camera in which a gunman appeared to wield an AK-47, and three bystanders were injured.
The shooting broke out on Tuesday shortly after 8:20 p.m. at a Circle K gas station in Decatur between at least four men, with bullets flying throughout the yard.
Three innocent bystanders were caught in the crossfire. Two of the men, ages 32 and 44, were hospitalized with their injuries and a third was grazed by a bullet.
One of the victims, Atif Ray, was shot twice while sitting in his car texting, he told WSBTV: “I was looking at my phone. But I know what it sounds like. That’s the world we live in. It’s scary.” .
Police arrested Darius Morris, 34, and he was charged with three counts of aggravated assault; They are still searching for the other suspects.
Three men stood around their black car and shot another man from across the yard.
On the other side of the gas station, passersby ran out of the way and ducked inside the store.
Police arrested Darius Morris, 34, who was out on bail after allegedly being involved in a murder in 2020.
The shocking video of the fight was captured by CCTV.
Three men stood around their black car and shot dozens of times at another man from across the yard.
Other cars in the parking lot tried to drive away as chaos broke out and were caught in the middle.
Customers crouched outside the front of the store, trying to avoid the bullets, while those inside the store ducked and hid.
One of the gunmen wielded what appeared to be an AK-47 and fired rapidly while the other two held pistols.
Then the three of them got back into the black car and drove away.
Police arrived at the scene and found three bystanders injured. One of the men, Ray, said, “Actually, he was sitting in my truck, texting at a gas station in Candler.”
Police arrested Darius Morris and are looking for more suspects. Morris was out on bond for a second shooting in October 2020 and he was supposed to be under curfew at the time of the shooting.
The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office told FOX 5 Atlanta: ‘Our office is aware of new charges against Darius Maurice Morris in connection with a shooting at a DeKalb County gas station.
‘Morris is accused of a previous shooting in our county in October 2020.
The three men gathered to shoot while an innocent bystander sat in his truck a few feet away.
One of the gunmen ran across the parking spaces while being shot, while another ran to join the others.
Police are still searching for the remaining suspects.
‘Despite objections from our office, a DeKalb County Superior Court judge granted bond to defendant Morris on December 31, 2020.
‘As a condition of that bail, defendant Morris was ordered to be under house arrest with a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
‘In light of these new allegations, our team has filed a motion to revoke defendant Morris’ bond in that case.
‘We hope the court schedules a bail revocation hearing as soon as possible.
‘Mister. Morris’ case has continued on several occasions due to scheduling conflicts with his defense attorney, who also represents a defendant in the ongoing YSL trial in Fulton County.