FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Fort Wayne's NBC) - An overnight shooting is prompting another Fort Wayne bar to close earlier.
Police say no one was injured at the Latch String Bar and Grill last night after a shooting in the parking lot.
The co-founder of the group Justice, Accountability and Victim's Advocacy (JAVA) Stacey Davis says she’s seen an increase in violence since the bars re-opened after the pandemic.
Davis says she lives near the Latch String and heard about eight gunshots Monday night.
"We’ve got a scary situation in our city,” Davis said. "Shootings at bars aren’t anything new. It’s just that the perpetrators are doing it more and are more active.”
Davis says she noticed the bar hired security and there have been officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department monitoring the area after crowds have gotten larger.
"A lot of the bars are doing what they need to do, they’re hiring security,” she said. “The Latch String has security. I’m not sure what more they can do.”
Davis mentioned a Sunday night shooting at the bar Pedal City, leaving one person in critical condition.
The owner of Pedal City talked with Fort Wayne's NBC and said they are closing at midnight from now on because of this violence.
Management with the Latch String told Fort Wayne's NBC off camera they will be closing at midnight now as well.
"Bars are struggling. COVID shut down a lot of them and the ones that are still open, these people are causing them to lose more revenue,” Davis said. "It’s a community problem. It’s going to take the community coming together to solve it.”
If you have any information about these incidents, call the Fort Wayne Police Department.
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