By Associated Press - Tuesday, July 4, 2017

ATLANTA (AP) - An Atlanta man has been found guilty of fatally shooting a club manager in southwest Atlanta last year.

The Journal-Constitution reports that Rashad Speigner was convicted Monday on charges including felony murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

A statement from the Fulton County district attorney’s office says Speigner will be sentenced Wednesday.



Authorities said Speigner shot and killed 52-year-old Melvin Allison Jr. and injured two others outside of LaCura Bar and Bistro on March 25, 2016.

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