Internet Cafe Owner, Robber Both Killed in Shootout

Duluth, GA — A would-be robber and his victim, the owner of an internet cafe, shot and killed each other in a shootout late Monday night, police say.

It all began as Andrew Shin, 52, of Dunwoody, and his wife, Soyoun Ahn, were leaving their business, Time Internet Cafe at 3182 Steve Reynolds Blvd., shortly before midnight.

As they did, a man in a white mask and dark-colored hoodie approached them with a handgun, said Gwinnett County Police spokeswoman Cpl. Michele Pihera.

Police have identified the robber as Diante Doby, 22, of Snellville.

Doby "made some demands at the couple in an attempt to rob them," Pihera said.

Instead, Shin drew his own handgun and the two began shooting at each other. Ahn hid behind a nearby vehicle.

Shin was shot, falling near a white SUV along the sidewalk in front of the business. Doby, who was also shot, crawled into a dark colored passenger car driven by another woman, Kendra Yvonne Gates, 22, of Stone Mountain, police said.

She drove to the McDonald's at 1963 Pleasant Hill Rd., pulled into the parking lot and called 911, telling the dispatcher her boyfriend had been shot.

Officers were dispatched to both locations and soon realized the shootings were connected.

Both men died from their injuries — Shin in front of his business and Doby at the McDonald's, Pihera said.

Gates was taken to Gwinnett County Police headquarters for an interview. She was charged with armed robbery.

The initial call to the internet cafe was at 11:56 p.m. and the call to McDonald's was at 12:03 a.m.

(Photos courtesy Gwinnett County Police Department)