Crime & Safety
Suspect Charged in Sandy Springs Bar Shooting
Police say the victim was shot twice in the chest overnight Monday at Morgan Falls Billiards on Roswell Road.
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A Cobb County man has been charged with shooting a bar patron twice in the chest overnight Monday.
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Detectives with the Sandy Springs Police Department have arrested and charged Acworth resident Adam Pina, 34, with battery, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, the agency said in a press release.
Officers were dispatched to a person shot call around 2 a.m. Nov. 30 at Morgan Falls Billiards, which is located at 7875 Roswell Road.
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Sandy Springs police say Pina and the victim, 24-year-old Nickolas McCoy, were ”involved in a physical altercation” inside the bar.
During the encounter, McCoy and Pina fell to the ground, and “Pina pulled out a small caliber pistol and shot McCoy twice in the chest,” the agency added.
McCoy was transported to North Fulton Hospital where he is undergoing surgery.
Pina initially fled the scene, but returned a short time later to Sandy Springs police headquarters “to tell his side of the story,” police said.
Pina was interviewed by investigators and admitted to shooting McCoy twice in the chest, Sandy Springs police added. Pina is being held at the Fulton County Jail.
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Photo: Adam Pina. Credit: Sandy Springs police
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