Crime & Safety

Police Investigate Shooting at Jett Lounge on Clairmont

The incident left two men in the hospital.


DeKalb Police are investigating a Saturday morning shooting at a Clairmont Road nightclub in which two men were shot,

According to the police report, the incident occurred at approximately 3 am Saturday morning at the Jett Lounge on Clairmont Road, near the city limits of both Brookhaven and Chamblee.

The police report says that patrons, Joe Lipscomb of Atlanta and Lorenzo Griffin of Decatur, were involved in an altercation in the club and asked by security to leave the premises. Outside, Griffin and a friend, Shane Sisco of Loganville, attempted to leave in Griffin’s red pickup.

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Lipscomb then allegedly pulled a gun and shot Griffin in the head. The report said Sisco attempted to jump out of the truck when he struck by the vehicle. A second suspect, Rickey Bryant, then allegedly began stomping on Sisco while he was on the ground.

Lipscomb had fled the scene by the time police arrived.

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A witness told police that she was accompanying Lipscomb to the club when the suspect asked her to carry his gun inside the club, but that she refused.

Both Griffin and Sisco were transported to Grady Medical Center. Patch has been unable to learn about their condition.

Bryant was arrested at the scene charged with aggravated assault. A warrant has been issued for Lipscomb, who police said was last seen wearing an all-black sweat suit with red stripes down the side.


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