Man arrested after restaurant shooting in DeKalb County

<p>Just east of Atlanta, Somalians, Ethiopians and Eritreans live peacefully side-by-side in aging apartment buildings, mindless of the squabbling between their home countries on the Horn of Africa.</p><p>A favorite hangout is Ledet, a restaurant where locals usually gather to dance to ethnic music and dine on Ethiopian delicacies. On Monday, though, the few gathered there were huddled in a dark corner, quietly talking about the shooting that took place the night before.</p><p>Police say 37-year-old Debebe Abebe stormed into Ledet late Sunday evening and opened fire on a crowded wedding party, wounding five _ including the bride and groom.</p><p>DeKalb County police charged Abebe with five counts of aggravated assault Monday, after an off-duty police officer who heard the shots helped track him down.</p><p>They cautioned there are still many questions left unanswered, and have yet to determine a motive or a connection between the suspect and the victims.</p><p>"He was emotionally unstable and depressed," said DeKalb Police spokesman Jason Gagnon. "But there's no real answer yet. Who knows why?"</p><p>Abebe and the five victims were all Ethiopian, Gagnon said. They were identified as Samson Abraham, 33; Asmelash Gezaie, 30; Ayalew Gerbreamlake, 31; Mahehelosh Mangesto, 25; and Hiamanot Banti, 33. Authorities could not immediately say which were the bride and groom.</p><p>Abraham and Gezaie are in stable condition and Banti was treated and released, said Grady Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Denise Simpson. The conditions of the others were not immediately known, authorities said.</p><p>On Monday, a few regulars were gathered at the restaurant, where they talked quietly about the shooting while munching on kitfo, an Ethiopian dish of ground raw beef marinated in spicy chili powder.</p><p>Desse Bekele, who works in a local store, had planned to dine with his wife at the restaurant Sunday to celebrate their first year in Atlanta. The two had evacuated to Atlanta a year ago from New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina threatened.</p><p>"It's a shocker," he said, shaking his head. "The community is close and it's never happened this way."</p>