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KENT, Ohio (WJW) -- Kent police on Friday morning confirmed that "several" gunshots were fired inside a North Water Street bar on Thursday night.

It happened at Bar Lucci, 257 N. Water St., according to a Friday news release.

As employees were working to clear the bar out, a fight began and a male "brandished a handgun and fired a shot," reads the release.

Bar patrons ran outside, just as a patrolling police officer who had heard the shots arrived to investigate.

Officers secured the scene but were unable to locate the suspect or any victims, according to the release.

Detectives are now continuing their investigation. Anyone with information on the incident is urged to call Kent police at 330-673-7732.

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