Mother gives update on man shot outside Gwinnett County restaurant for defending woman

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A man who confronted another man for groping a woman at a Mexican restaurant is still recovering and his mother is speaking out.

Gwinnett County police say Jose Daniel Nieto confronted Carlos Alvear-Olive for touching a woman inapproately.

The two men began fighting and Alvear-Olive pulled out a gun and began shooting, police say.

Nieto was shot 6 times.

Nieto's mother talked about her son's injuries through a translator.

Alvear-Olive is still on the run and police are asking anyone who has seen him to give them a call. 

ORIGINAL STORY

Gwinnett County police are searching for a man accused of shooting another man multiple times during a confrontation at a local restaurant.

Officials say the shooting happened just before 12:30 a.m. June 6 at the North Rockbridge Plaza Shopping Center on the 5900 block of South Norcross Tucker Road.

At the scene, officers found the victim in front of the restaurant with multiple gunshot wounds.

Carlos Alvear-Olive (Gwinnett County Police Department)

Medics rushed the victim to a local hospital. At last report, he was still being treated for his injuries.

Investigators say they believe the violence began when the suspect, identified as 44-year-old Carlos Alvear-Olive, reportedly touched a woman inappropriately inside the restaurant.

The man who was shot reportedly confronted Alvear-Olive and the argument continued outside. It was at that time that Alvear-Olive reportedly pulled out a weapon from his waistband and shot the man multiple times in the torso before walking away from the area.

A still from the security footage (Gwinnett County Police Department)

In a security video provided by police, the man is seen walking away nodding before turning around and firing while his victim reaches his arm out to try and stop him.

The suspect is now wanted for aggravated assault, aggravated battery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, theft by receiving, and sexual battery. He remains on the run,

 If you have any information about where Alvear-Olive could be, call Gwinnett County detectives at 770-513-5300 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477).