Atlanta, GA
Republic Lounge murder: 911 calls report shooting of co-owner Michael Gidewon
Witness name 911 to report lethal capturing of Republic Lounge co-owner’s homicide
A number of who witnesses the capturing of 50-year-old Michael Gidewon in entrance of the Republic Lounge on Saturday rushed to name 911.
ATLANTA – For the primary time, eyewitness accounts have been launched of a lethal capturing in West Midtown. Saturday morning, the proprietor of the Republic Lounge nightclub was gunned down simply outdoors the membership.
A number of calls to 911 have been made Saturday morning, proper after the capturing that claimed the lifetime of 50-year-old Michael Gidewon.
Most of the calls got here from folks residing throughout the road in an condominium constructing who noticed what occurred from their home windows and balconies.
“There was actually only a homicide outdoors our window on the Republic nightclub,” mentioned one caller.
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Atlanta Police and medics raced to Brady Avenue. They discovered Gidewon on the bottom. He was pronounced useless on the scene.
“We noticed a bunch of law enforcement officials, there have been lots of people round,” mentioned Alayna Lehman, who lives within the condominium constructing throughout the road.
Lehman says she and her husband heard gunfire, and appeared out their window.
“There was a person mendacity on the sidewalk who was useless. Very unhappy to see,” mentioned Lehman.
A number of folks from her condominium constructing referred to as 911 with detailed descriptions of the person who they consider fired the lethal shot.
“He had a white and black sample shirt, a black hat and a beard that is most likely 8-inches lengthy,” mentioned one caller.
Many are hoping these particulars, together with video from surveillance cameras outdoors the membership and on the road, will assist investigators catch the person who killed Gidewon.
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As murder investigators attempt to clear up this crime, associates and mourn the loss of life of a person who co-owned a few golf equipment within the space along with his brother. They have been well-known to celebrities within the leisure business. Gidewon was additionally identified for serving to out. He hosted Thanksgiving meals drives and different occasions in the neighborhood.
“I really feel actually dangerous, for his whole household, it was actually unhappy to see Saturday,” mentioned Lehman.
Anybody with info within the case is requested to name the Atlanta Police Division or Crime Stoppers Atlanta.