Police investigate shots fired outside Providence lounge

PROVIDENCE — Authorities are looking for a man who is believed to have fired a gun early Saturday outside the Crystal Restaurant and Lounge at 519 Hartford Ave., the police said.

Detectives responded to a report of shots fired outside the club and found a spent shelling casing, Cmdr. Thomas Verdi said. A security guard told investigators that an unknown person got in an argument and subsequently fired a gunshot into the air before fleeing on Hartford Avenue.

Video surveillance footage from the restaurant showed a man appearing to load a small firearm before shooting into the air and fleeing on foot.

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This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Providence police investigate shots fired outside Hartford Ave lounge