A gunshot was fired
into the ceiling and a bouncer was bottled early yesterday
during some tense moments at a southside nightclub.
Two men - one
armed with a handgun - got into an argument over a woman at the
Ivory Club & Ebony Lounge shortly after midnight, said EPS Staff
Sgt. Doug Fedechko.
During the heated
altercation, one of the men fired a single round into the
ceiling of the popular piano bar at 2940 Calgary Trail.
"It's a concern
when they (guns) go off anywhere because nobody knows where that
round is going," said EPS duty Insp. Dan Jones.
After the shot
was fired, the two men fled the bar, along with as many as eight
of their associates, added Fedechko.
Police were
looking for the men. No charges were reported by press time last
night. The handgun wasn't recovered.
Around the time
of the shooting, a doorman at the club was hit over the head
with a beer bottle, Fedechko said.
It wasn't known
if one of the men in the dispute did the bottling or if the
incident involved any gang members.
The doorman
suffered non-life-threatening injuries that required medical
treatment, Fedechko said.
Management at the
Ivory Club couldn't be reached for comment yesterday.
But last
November, general manager Sean McMann told Sun Media that the
club's location makes it less attractive to gang types.
McMann added that
the Ivory Club, advertised as "Edmonton's only live duelling
piano bar," has several strategically placed security cameras
that cover about 90% of the club.
McMann also told
Sun Media in November that the club has attendants in washrooms
to discourage drug dealing, but the doormen don't wear
stab-proof vests.
