UPDATE: Victim Identified as Tech Student
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Posted: 5:51 PM Aug 26, 2007
 Last Updated: 2:09 PM Aug 27, 2007
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A fight inside a bar in Huntington ended with gunshots in the street, now a WVU Tech student is in the hospital.

Police dispatchers say the incident happened around 3 Sunday morning on Manchester Avenue in Huntington.

Police say Adrian Barber was taken to the hospital with a head wound.
On Monday morning he was listed in serious condition at a Huntington hospital.

WSAZ has also learned Adrian is a freshman at WVU Tech in Montgomery. The Assistant Sports Information Director says Adrian also plays football at the school.

Police are looking for a late model four-door Chevrolet Blazer that was seen leaving the bar's parking lot shortly after the incident.

Investigators think the incident was related to a fight that began inside the bar and spilled out onto the street.
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Posted by: Da Insider on Sep 5, 2007 at 10:03 AM
It wasn't a "private party." It was a hip-hop party and the club was rented out by some guy named Eric. The victim was injured in Paradox's parking lot, which they share with Tri-State Plating; so the fight wasn't "off premises." There had been numerous fights throughout the night inside the bar. After the Monkey bar had an all ages hip-hop party this summer that ended in a firearm being discharged inside, you'd think Paradox's management would make better choices. As for Concerned Citizen's comment, Paradox is off the main strip, has almost zero advertising, and other articles have the police saying they didn't even know Paradox had opened up. Ultimately, the onus is on THE BAR not to serve partons that are already drunk and to call for police assistance if a fight goes outside into the street. But again, it wasn't in the street, it was in Paradox's parking lot and they didn't call the police until after the fact.
Posted by: Elleon on Aug 28, 2007 at 12:19 PM
okay to Anonymous, who cant say there name. You said it was a private party? hmm..this isn't making sense. If it was a "private" party, why don't they know who did it. You said, they took the fight outside off the property. So Obviously they were both in the bar. AND Huntington is getting ridiculous.
Posted by: CONCERNED CITIZEN on Aug 28, 2007 at 11:03 AM
FIRST OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD GET THEIR STORIES STRAIGHT BECAUSE THE GUY DIDNT GET SHOT HE GOT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH AN OBJECT..IT WAS A PRIVATE PARTY AND THIS HAPPENED OUTSIDE OF THE CLUB..CANT CONTROL WHAT GOES ON ON THE OUTSIDE..THATS WHAT THE POLICE ARE FOR..WHY WASNT THEY OUTSIDE PATROLLING WHILE THE PARTY WAS GOING ON..OR WHY WASNT ONE POSTED OUTSIDE LIKE THEY ARE AT ALL OF THE OTHER CLUBS..HMMM...WELL GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU GO RUNNING YOUR MOUTH....
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 28, 2007 at 08:58 AM
FYI It was private party held in the bar rented by the parties involved,closed to the public that night.Fight started, staff tried to break it up & protect the ones not fighting, made the troublemakers leave.Rest of us there trying to stay cool from the few who couldn't handle their drinks.Fight went outside, off the property and got out of hand down the street and the guy got shot.It wasn't a public bar fight. Don't know who did the shooting but hope they find the person before he or she hurts someone else.Hope the guy recovers. It's one thing to party, another to party until you are stupid and can't control yourself. This was not the usual crowd for this bar-like I said, was rented for a private party. Probably a big mistake on their part - usually a good place to go, no troublemakers - has a rock/metal crowd. I've been there before. Not really my thing but to each his own. And as much as you would like to settle kids down, you will always have bars and frat houses in a college town.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 28, 2007 at 08:19 AM
I agree with Beth, Sambo really needs to chill. Anyways it doesn’t say anywhere in the Bible that going out to the bar is against God. If people want to go out and hang out with their friends and have a good time, then let them. Shoot, you don’t have to be in a bar for something like this to go down. I’ve seen church people arguing and brawling at the sanctuary before.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 27, 2007 at 06:47 PM
If he's a freshman, was he even old enough to drink? My prayers are with the victim and the victim's family.
Posted by: R.E. on Aug 27, 2007 at 02:57 PM
this is the time, and this is the right thing this family needs to hear, no not everyone goes by that lifestyle it shows you don't, but a lot more do. Good words Sambo. . .
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 27, 2007 at 02:55 PM
I live in Indiana We just had Two Notre Dame students shot out side of the bar after a fight. This is becoming more and more Outrageous. If you can't hold your Alcohol please dont Drink.
Posted by: sambo on Aug 27, 2007 at 01:01 PM
Beth: Maybe you will or won't agree that; 1) IF all involved had been at their individual home or somewhere else, this would not have happened. I'm not judging the individuals. I don't know them. It COULD have been Rev. Billy Graham at the bar at 3:00a.m. and have been shot. But Rev. Graham probably wasn't there. So tell me Beth, WHEN would be the right time. After a person has been killed it is too late for them to correct their lifestyle before they meet God.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 27, 2007 at 12:29 PM
What color was the blazer?????????????????
Posted by: geezeee on Aug 27, 2007 at 11:44 AM
I agree with "im sick of it". But lef me say one thing. My prayers go out to the family. I hope he has a speedy recovery. However, the police do sit out side and DO FLIRT with any girl that comes out of the bar. If your cute, and have a short skirt on, your safe! I don't even try to go out anymore. You would think a college town would be more strict on underage drinking. And driving!! However they will arrest someone who is smoking pot in there own home, then arrest someone who is leaving a club intoxicated. Hmm doesn't sound fair to me!!!
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 27, 2007 at 10:11 AM
You should hear the stuff on the scanner!!!Outrageous!!!
Posted by: Beth on Aug 27, 2007 at 08:32 AM
My prayers are with the victim, and hope he recovers real soon. This is to sambo, I really dont think this is the place nor the time. I dont think his family wants to hear that right now, not everyone goes by your lifestyle.
Posted by: I'm sick of it!!!! on Aug 27, 2007 at 02:23 AM
That's what's wrong with Huntington they are to many bars around here. Every weekend a stabbing, shooting, robbery, rape, & beatings. I'm 32 and it makes me sick to be driveing home at night and seeing these young women dressed like hookers and these young men strutting like every woman wants them. Screaming ,fighting acting like idiots. If you can't handle your alchol don't drink it's easy as that!!!!!! And for the Saddle Ridge it's every weekend someone is fighting. And the police that sets outside of the bar sees these people leaving drunk and getting into the vehicles and driveing off and they don't do anything. But yet they'll have soberity checks to find a drunk driver when they could be arresting the ones comeing out of the Saddle Ridge but you'll see the police standing around talking and laughing with these young drunk girls. And it goes for Envy & Icon too. So whats Huntington Police Officers?
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM
The bar was Paradox Rift, I was there just a few hours before it happened. Huntington is getting so bad anymore, I am too afraid to go out and have a good time without the worry of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Huntington is a beautiful town, full of wonderful places to shop and dine. It does not need to be notorious for these types of criminal activity!!
Posted by: sambo on Aug 26, 2007 at 09:44 PM
If they'ed been home getting a good nights sleep or studying their Sunday School lesson, this never would have happened.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 26, 2007 at 08:12 PM
The amount and level of violence in local bars is completely out of control. I hope the person who was shot recovers quickly, and I hope police catch the shooter before they shoot somebody else.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 26, 2007 at 06:26 PM
whats the name of the bar??????????????
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