An El Paso man was arrested after being accused of firing gunshots into the air in the Cincinnati Avenue Entertainment District.
Kevin Charles, 46, is accused of firing a gun about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday outside the Good Times bar at 2626 N. Mesa St., said Officer Adrian Cisneros, a police spokesman. There were no reported injuries.
Police officers in the area were alerted by a witness and quickly arrested Charles after a short foot chase, Cisneros said. The man appeared to be intoxicated, police added.
Charles, of the 900 block of South Mesa Hills Drive, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful discharge of a firearm and unlawful carrying of a weapon on alcohol premises.
Cincinnati District bar that was murder scene has liquor license yanked for 60 days
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The Chino Chido bar on North Stanton Street.
EL PASO, Texas A troubled Cincinnati Entertainment District bar that was recently the scene of a murder is temporarily closed after having its liquor license revoked for 60-days by state officials.
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission confirmed the two-month license suspension for the Chino Chido bar to ABC-7 on Friday.
The suspension stems from a Feb. 11 inspection of the bar, located in the 2700 block of North Stanton Street, that found multiple violations of Covid-19 regulations.
The TABC said Chino Chido exceeded customer capacity limits, failed to follow social distancing requirements, and violated other health protocols - such as not ensuring that employees wore face masks.
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