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Man Shot at Strip Club

No arrests yet in shooting at Onyx.

One man was wounded at a strip club just outside Midtown.

A 36-year-old man was shot in the lower back outside of a Cheshire Bridge Road strip club early Wednesday morning, according to Atlanta Police.

Jonathan Roberts, 36, told police he heard gunshots as he was turning into the parking lot of , 1888 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, around 3 a.m. and quickly "felt a burning sensation in his lower back."

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Roberts is a regular at the club, Channel 2 Action News reported.

Atlanta police Capt. Van Hobbs told Channel 2 that Roberts "exited the car and realized he’d been hit by a bullet."

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“It went through the rear passenger door, through the vehicle, through the passenger seat, into his back,” Hobbs said.

Roberts was taken to Grady Hospital in stable condition, according to police.

No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting, according to a police spokeswoman. Roberts told police he was unsure who shot him or why.

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