Sunday, September 23, 2012

ABC Closes Charleston Bar

{Charleston, West Virginia}...A downtown Charleston bar has been closed by the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration. Charleston Police responded to a shooting at the the Sky Lounge Bar on Capitol Street about 2:30 A.M. Saturday, where they discovered 23 year old Shawn Williams, 44 year old Varryl Venson, and 34 year old William Wallace had been shot. They were transported to CAMC General Hospital. Williams and Venson have been released, but Wallace remains under evaluation. Police say an argument began inside the bar and escalated outside before a black male in his mid 20's, 6-feet tall, and 200 pounds opened fire, shooting Williams and Venson while inside the bar, but Wallace was shot in the street. Bar owner Morgan Pauley says the bar will reopen under new management October 3rd.