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Early Morning Gunfire Erupts at Bar in Wayne Township

Wayne

Wayne Township Police reported no injuries in a shots-fired incident that erupted outside a bar in the Township Sunday morning. 

It happened around 2 a.m. at the Mother Ale House located in the 90's block of Mountainview Boulevard. 

According to police, several units responded to reports of shots fired outside the bar.

When officers arrived, they found bar patrons safely locked down inside the bar as police searched for victims and a possible suspect. 

Authorities believe an armed male suspect fired about four rounds into the air, for an unknown reason, before fleeing the scene in a pickup truck. 

According to preliminary reports, police took the suspect into custody shortly before 3:10 a.m. 

The circumstances behind the shooting are under investigation by the Wayne Police department. 

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