Police ID Suspect in Norcross Gas Station Shooting

NORCROSS, GA — Police have identified a suspect in the Friday shooting death of a Gwinnett County man at a Norcross gas station.

Investigators believe Nicholas Young, 19, is the man who shot and killed Vitali Mialik, 34, of Suwanee, at the Valero gas station at 1795 Beaver Ruin Road.

After surveillance images were released to the media and the public, the Gwinnett County Police Department received several tips about the identity of the suspect, police said.

Young has been charged with murder and aggravated assault. His whereabouts are currently unknown.

Mialik had gone into the store at about 11:13 p.m. on Friday when a vehicle carrying two other men arrived. They also went inside the store and one of the men made a purchase.

As the two men left and were beginning to drive away, they got into a verbal argument with Mialik, who was standing in the parking lot. The argument escalated and the driver pulled an assault rifle from the vehicle and shot Mialik, according to police.

Officers arrived to find him on the ground in the parking lot with a single gunshot wound. Mialik was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Police do not have a very good description of the second man, who did not appear on the Valero's security camera.

Their vehicle is described as a white or silver SUV, possibly a Toyota 4-Runner or similar type of vehicle. Both suspects are considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information about them is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or the Gwinnett County Police homicide unit at (770) 513-5300.

Photos courtesy Gwinnett County Police Department