Man Shot in Face In Dispute Over a Woman

DULUTH, GA -- Police are seeking two suspects in the January shooting of a Peachtree Corners man after he tried to give a female friend a hug.

Officers were called to Gwinnett Medical Center in Duluth at about 4:30 a.m. on January 29 with a report that a man had been shot.

The victim, Timothy Yang, 24, had arrived at the hospital with what turned out to be a superficial gunshot wound to his face.

Medical personnel determined the bullet had just grazed his forehead and he was released.

Yang told police he had visited Dansungsa restaurant, at 3530 Mall Blvd. in unincorporated Duluth, to visit a female friend.

He and another man, John Chong, arrived and were escorted to a back room to meet a friend.

According to police reports, the unnamed friend was in the room with three men. When Yang approached to give (removed) friend a hug, one of the men got up and said, "No! No! No!" and pushed Yang, police say.

Yang and Chong approached the man, who pulled a handgun and pointed it at Yang's face. Chong pushed the gunman's arm as a shot was fired, striking Yang.

Everyone ran out of the restaurant, police say, and Yang's friend drove him to the hospital.

Police are seeking the two men in the photograph above. They are believed to have left the restaurant in a black SUV.

Anyone with information in the case may contact GCPD Criminal Investigations at 770 513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404 577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case.

(Photo courtesy Gwinnett County Police)