Michael Gidewon, co-owner of popular Atlanta nightclub Republic Lounge, was shot and killed outside his establishment. Atlanta police have not yet announced a suspect or motive.
At the scene, officers found 50-year-old Gidewon unresponsive with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The department's Homicide Unit is investigating the shooting. As of Saturday, no suspects were in custody and a motive was unknown.As the community learned of the loss, mourners visited the well-known nightclub to lay bouquets of flowers.showed Gidewon had worked as a nightlife entrepreneur for the past 35 years, Fox 5 reported.
He and his younger brother, Alex, came to America after escaping violence in their East African home country of Eritrea. The brothers started as valets to learn the ins and outs of the nightlife business and eventually became knowledgeable enough to own their clubs, which were located a block from each other. Alex, who now heads AG Entertainment, owned and operated Compound nightclub – which has been out of operation for a few years.
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