Several injured after man drove truck through crowd after club expulsion: Police

Several people were injured at a Georgia club on Saturday night after an ejected customer, who was reportedly intoxicated, opened fire on the crowd before hitting his truck at the facility, police said.

The incident took place at 278 South Club in Hiram, Ga., Around 11:30 p.m. Saturday when staff reportedly asked Eduardo Morales, 34, to leave because he had become too intoxicated, the Hiram Police Department said in a report. communicated. Morales drove off in his Dodge Ram 2500, but reportedly returned shortly thereafter with a gun and started firing, police said.

“When his gun was empty, Morales then drove the vehicle into the bar through the front doors hitting many customers,” police said in a statement.

Other customers arrested the suspect after his vehicle got stuck and he tried to reload his gun, police said.

A person inside the bar was grazed by a bullet and another customer was twice hit by the vehicle, police said. Both victims were treated and released to a local hospital.

ABC affiliate WSB reported that a security guard was among those injured, a woman’s legs were crushed under the truck and another woman was injured in the head by a fallen beam. Another man who helped move the gun away from Morales had his legs broken, while other clients were slightly injured, the WSB reported.

Morales was treated for minor injuries and arrested by police, investigators said. He has been charged with aggravated assault and aggravated bodily harm, and other charges are pending, police said.

The club posted a statement on its Facebook page sending its thoughts and prayers to the victims.

“We have always put the safety of our customers first and we are devastated. We like to believe that most people are good… and it showed last night,” the post said.