Witness Shooting Delays Bartender Murder Trial

ATLANTA - Jury selection in the trial of a 19-year-old charged in the killing of an Atlanta bartender was postponed one month on Monday moing because a prosecution witness was shot over the weekend.

Jonathan Redding's trial was set to begin at 9 a.m. Monday at the Fulton County Courthouse, but a judge delayed the trial until March 7.

The Fulton County District Attoey’s office would not say if the shooting is related to the trial, but did tell Channel 2’s Richard Elliot it is investigating the facts and circumstances of the shooting.

Redding faces murder, aggravated assault and other charges linked to the January 2009 killing of John Henderson. He has pleaded not guilty.

Prosecutors said Redding, an alleged member of the "30 Deep" gang, gunned down Henderson as he was leaving Standard Food & Spirits Bar in Atlanta's Grant Park neighborhood.

He is also charged with robbing an employee outside the bar and a home invasion in southwest Atlanta.

Henderson's killing infuriated Atlanta residents and prompted cries for more police patrols across the city.