Police identify man shot, killed outside Marietta restaurant

A man was shot and killed outside a Marietta restaurant shortly after midnight Friday, police said.

Marietta officers were near the Costa Mar Seafood and Grill restaurant on Franklin Gateway when they heard a single gunshot, officials said. They immediately began looking for the source of the gunfire and came upon a man with a gunshot wound. He was later identified by police as Jankar Araque-Ovalles, 36, of Marietta.

It is not clear what sparked the shooting, but Marietta police spokesperson Chuck McPhilamy said that an “incident” began inside the restaurant and then spilled outside into the parking lot and road.