Chaos After Shots Fired at Ohio Bar - But Nobody's Talking To Cops

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By Cyn Mackley SCDN Crime & Justice Editor

It was chaos at a smalltown Ohio bar after police responded to reports of shots fired - but nobody's talking to the cops.

The first hint of mayhem at the Party Time Bar in the 900 block of 4th Street came when a woman reported an assault The victim reported that she was assaulted in the parking lot and her leg was injured. She said that she did not have a ride to the hospital to have it examined.

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Medical personnel attempted to reach the woman, but the gates of the common area of her apartment complex were locked. According to the Fire Department, there is no key box at the complex and therefore no way for them to help her (or anyone else). The Fire Department said they would return to assess the female’s injuries once the gates were unlocked.

Later that evening, just after 2 am, police responded to a report of shots fired at the bar.

According to witnesses, two men exchanged gunfire in the parking lot outside the bar. One of the suspects fled on foot and officers checked Richard Noggins Bar and Gallia Street but were unable to locate him. The other suspect had fled before police arrived, and witnesses had no idea where he had gone.

According to the report, not a single person on the scene was willing to provide an official witness statement.

SCDN spoke with a witness on the condition of anonymity. The eyewitness said, ” We were standing outside the front of the bar and a fight broke out in the parking lot and 2 black males started shooting at each other. Then, another black male came out of the bar and started shooting into the parking lot as well. I know of two cars that were struck with multiple rounds.”

In the police report, it is confirmed that two vehicles were struck. There were multiple shell casings found at the scene, along with two live rounds.

It is unknown whether the earlier assault was connected with the gunfire.