Suspect Named, 911 Calls Released In Midtown Nightclub Shooting

ATLANTA, GA — A suspect has been named in the West Midtown shooting that killed a Republic Lounge co-owner Saturday, according to Fox 5 Atlanta Wednesday.

Jonathan David Soto, 39, is accused in the shooting that killed Michael Gidewon, 50, in the 900 block of Brady Avenue, according to police and the media outlet.

Atlanta Police said officers responded to the scene around 7 a.m., where they found the man with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Authorities released late Tuesday afternoon 911 calls relating to the case.

Witnesses described to dispatchers the appearance of the man they say was standing over the victim with a gun before walking off toward Howell Mill Road. The callers said the man who was shot was laying in front of the Republic Lounge.

One witness told a dispatcher he had video of the person seen with a gun. The caller said the person was wearing a white and black patterened shirt and black hat and had a long beard.

Another caller told a dispatcher the person was light-complexioned and was wearing a black and white hoodie with black pants and a hat.

"I didn't see him shoot him, but I saw him propped over him with the gun out," the caller told the dispatcher, noting the victim did not appear dead at the time of the 911 call.

Fox 5 reported the suspect is at large.

The APD's Homicide Unit is investigating the case.