Man shot to death in barber's chair

ATLANTA - A 23-year-old man was fatally shot in the chest Thursday in a barber&#39;s chair near Clark Atlanta University, police said. <br> <br> The man, who was not a student, was a customer at Center Stage Barber and Beauty Salon shortly before 5:30 p.m., detective Brett Zimrick said. The victim&#39;s name was withheld pending notification of relatives. <br> <br> Police were searching for the gunman Thursday night. <br> <br> Clark Atlanta is part of the Atlanta University Center, where students have been wary because of a series of crimes nearby. On April 8, a man visiting a student in the Heritage Commons apartments at Clark Atlanta was wounded in the chest by a suspect who fired through a window. <br> <br> Joel Harrell, vice president of student affairs at Clark Atlanta, declined to comment on Thursday&#39;s shooting, saying it was ``inappropriate to comment on a crime that happened on a public street near our campus.&#39;&#39;