Gunman at Honduran Consulate in Georgia Kills One and Injures Another

A gunman was arrested after killing a security guard and injuring another person outside the Honduran consulate near Atlanta on Monday afternoon, officials said.

The suspect, Jose Emanuel Olmo Rosado, was taken into custody at a QuikTrip station down the road from the consulate after he ran from the scene, said Emily Heenan, the spokeswoman for the city of Doraville, Ga., which is about 16 miles northeast of Atlanta.

Before the shooting, Mr. Olmo tried to enter the consulate building with a weapon, which is not allowed, Foreign Minister Enrique Reina of Honduras said in a statement. He added that the security guard who was killed, Jesús G. Loera Urias, was of Mexican nationality and worked for a private security company.

On Monday night, Mr. Reina said in a social media post that the authorities in Atlanta thought that the gunman, who was initially believed to be Honduran, was of Puerto Rican origin. Mr. Reina said in his post that the gunman was the partner of a Honduran citizen who was completing paperwork at the consulate.

Investigators are looking into what caused a physical altercation between Mr. Olmo and Mr. Loera before the shooting, the city said in a news release on Tuesday.

Mr. Olmo has been charged with felony murder and two counts of aggravated assault. He is being held at DeKalb County Jail.

The Doraville Police Department received calls around 2:30 p.m. about gunshots fired just outside the Consulate General of Honduras, which is at 6755 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and is one of 14 Honduran consulates in the country. Mr. Loera was declared dead at the scene after emergency workers responders tried to save him. Kevin Rolando Velasquez Flores, who was shot in the leg, was taken to a hospital, Ms. Heenan said.

Witnesses told Spanish-language news outlets that the guard had used pepper spray against the gunman before he opened fire. They said that the gunman had fired his weapon several times, striking the security guard, who still managed to secure the door to the consulate.

In remarks made on Monday, the Honduran foreign minister, Mr. Reina, praised the guard for having potentially saved the lives of those inside.

On social media, Hondurans from the area posted photos of Mr. Loera and thanked him for his bravery. “We will always remember you as a hero,” wrote Patricia Ayala on her Facebook account, posting a photo of Mr. Loera. “You saved a lot of our Honduran compatriots today. You gave your life to close that door.”