May 26, (THEWILL)- The City of Atlanta, United States has filed motions to have Buckhead’s Elleven45 Lounge shut down after a deadly shooting that left two dead on Mother’s Day, May 12.
Six people were shot but two died from the shooting, including a 21-year-old Albany State volleyball player named Mari Creighton who was just one semester away from graduating and 20-year-old Nykris Ridley.
Atlanta police said the fight inside the lounge escalated to gunfire just after 2am.
“The office of the city solicitor Raines Carter has opened an investigation into their licensing and into some of the incidents that have taken place since they’ve been in operation,” an Atlanta City Councilman said.
Depending on the outcome of the investigation, Elleven45 may be shut down for good.
“Not only is the club liable, potentially because it happened within their footprint, but they’re the ones who allowed the shooter to come into the interior,” the Councilman added.
New documents filed by the Superior Court of Georgia showed the City was seeking a Temporary Restraining Order against Elleven45 Lounge, its manager and property owners.
A pending investigation could result in the establishment losing its licenses, and even some potential jail time if the manager and owners are found to be negligent and criminally liable.
Elleven45 Lounge used to be a nightclub called 11.45 and was owned by Nigerian nightlife entrepreneur and socialite, Ahmed Uhwubetine.
The club was one of the prominent clubs in Lagos Nigeria at some point before he relocated to the United States.
While in the US, Ahmed attempted to continue with his lifestyle business and started up a place named ‘Time Fun Place.’
The business unfortunately floundered so he shut it down and resuscitated the Elleven45 brand.
After a while, he sold the business to a Senegalese named Djibril Dafe who renamed it Elleven45 Lounge.
Ahmed currently operates Zari Cafe, a restaurant and lounge with locations in Miami and Atlanta.
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