A man died after being shot outside a bar in Harrison Township on Tuesday morning.
According to News Center 7 Daybreak, around 1:04 a.m., crews were dispatched to the 4900 block of Old Barn Road, near the Palms Lounge and Grill in Harrison Township, on reports of a shooting.
Crews arrived to find a male victim who had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office press release.
The victim is thought to be a security guard at the bar, according to a 911 call obtained by News Center 7.
The release stated that he was shot during an altercation behind the bar. The suspect fled the scene before deputies arrived.
During the investigation, a single vehicle crashed near the shooting scene on Shiloh Springs Road and North Main Street.
According to the release, deputies believe the crash and the shooting are related. When they arrived at the crash scene, they couldn’t find the driver.
The suspect has yet to be located.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate both the shooting and the crash.
