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Man arrested after shots fired at area bar

Davonte E. Whitaker (Courtesy of the Middletown Division of Police)
(Courtesy of the Middletown Division of Police)

MIDDLETOWN — A 30-year-old man is facing charges after shots were fired at an area bar Tuesday morning, according to the Middletown Division of Police.

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Police were called to the J-Rocks Bar, at 3008 Tytus Avenue, in Middletown for reports of shots fired at approximately 12:54 a.m.

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Davonte E. Whitaker, 30, on two counts of felonious assault, according to police.

The department is asking anyone who lives in the 3000 blocks of Tytus Avenue and Illinois Avenue to check their surveillance cameras.

This incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Middletown Police Detective Kirby at 513-425-7736, connork@cityofmiddletown.org, or dispatch at 513-425-7700 option 0.

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