Opelika Ala. Feb 27 2008 Area police are investigating a shooting outside Club Roc, 9857 U.S. 29 North, Cusseta, Ala., in which one occupant of a vehicle fired several shots at patrons and at the club, striking one man in the thigh and narrowly missing two security guards.
The shooting occurred about 1:55 a.m. Sunday, said Capt. Allan Elkins, investigator with the Opelika Police Department, which is investigating because a Lee County deputy sheriff was involved.
Elkins said a deputy approached the building as patrons were coming out. Shots had been fired. The deputy went back to his patrol car and retrieved his shotgun. As he approached the front door, a vehicle, possibly a white or silver 2000 Dodge Intrepid, came around from the north side of the building.
“An occupant seated in the back behind the driver started firing a gun toward the club and its patrons,” said Elkins. “The deputy returned fire, striking the Intrepid. It was last seen headed southbound toward Opelika.”
A 21-year-old LaFayette man was struck in the upper right thigh by the person firing from the vehicle, Elkins said. A bullet also traveled through both pantlegs of a security guard but didn’t strike him. A second security guard was shot at but not injured. A 1998 Buick Regal belonging to a patron was struck by a bullet in the parking lot, but no one was reported injured. The doors to the building also were struck.
The shooting is believed to have stemmed from a suspect presenting a counterfeit $100 bill to the business, then being escorted out by security guards, Elkins said.
He said two and possibly three people were in the Intrepid.
“We are not releasing the name of the suspect at this time,” he said. “Opelika Police are conducting the investigation on behalf of the Lee County Sheriff’s Department.”
The shooting occurred about 1:55 a.m. Sunday, said Capt. Allan Elkins, investigator with the Opelika Police Department, which is investigating because a Lee County deputy sheriff was involved.
Elkins said a deputy approached the building as patrons were coming out. Shots had been fired. The deputy went back to his patrol car and retrieved his shotgun. As he approached the front door, a vehicle, possibly a white or silver 2000 Dodge Intrepid, came around from the north side of the building.
“An occupant seated in the back behind the driver started firing a gun toward the club and its patrons,” said Elkins. “The deputy returned fire, striking the Intrepid. It was last seen headed southbound toward Opelika.”
A 21-year-old LaFayette man was struck in the upper right thigh by the person firing from the vehicle, Elkins said. A bullet also traveled through both pantlegs of a security guard but didn’t strike him. A second security guard was shot at but not injured. A 1998 Buick Regal belonging to a patron was struck by a bullet in the parking lot, but no one was reported injured. The doors to the building also were struck.
The shooting is believed to have stemmed from a suspect presenting a counterfeit $100 bill to the business, then being escorted out by security guards, Elkins said.
He said two and possibly three people were in the Intrepid.
“We are not releasing the name of the suspect at this time,” he said. “Opelika Police are conducting the investigation on behalf of the Lee County Sheriff’s Department.”
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